The New York Dog Bite Lawyer, in partnership with the Long Island Ducks, is here to teach you the importance of pet safety. While dogs can often be friendly, acting appropriately around them is the best way to avoid a potential bite.
For that reason, we are starting our Dog Safety Series. Here are just five safety tips to keep in mind if you want to avoid a dog bite:
Dog bite law in New York is no longer as simple as it used to be.
For years, cases turned on a single concept: whether the owner knew of the dog’s dangerous propensities. That still matters—but today, it’s only part of the analysis.
Most personal injury cases are physical.
A fall. A car accident. A fracture.
You recover—and you move on.
You don’t become afraid of the floor.
Dog bite cases are different.
They involve a psychological impact that is often more significant—and more lasting—than the physical injury itself.
Mack Press, the New York Dog Bite Lawyer, has proudly partnered with the Long Island Ducks, because they share a love of two things: dogs, and baseball. And with baseball season around the corner and dogs getting to go out and run, people are getting excited for the spring.
Many injured victims hesitate to bring a claim because they fear “something will happen to the dog.”
That concern is understandable — but usually misplaced.
In many dog bite cases, the first words out of an owner’s mouth are:
“He’s never done that before.”
It may be true. But it may not matter.
When a serious dog bite occurs, many people assume the owner will personally have to pay.
In reality, most legitimate dog bite claims are covered by homeowners or renters insurance.
For years, many New York dog owners believed that if their dog had never bitten anyone before, they were protected from liability.
That belief is outdated.
A one-year old baby was severely injured after being bitten by a pit bull in Manhattan on December 22, 2025, leading to an uproar on social media. Thankfully, bystanders were able to intervene quickly, but the child was left with severe lacerations that were described as a “hole” in its leg. The child was rushed to the hospital, and is thankfully in stable condition.
This past April, the New York Court of Appeals issued a decision in the case of Flanders v. Goodfellow, which dramatically changed how dog bites and other animal attack cases are handled across the State. As a result of this case, people who are injured by other people’s pets will have a significantly easier time getting compensation for the harm they have suffered. Moreover, even people with current dog bite and animal bite cases may see their situation become substantially easier to pursue.
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