Walk It Through: The Neighbor's Dog
Liable regardless of the dog's past, in a public place or lawfully on private property, and the police dog exception.
A guest at a backyard barbecue is bitten by the host's dog.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One dog and one police dog. Provocation, damages in detail, and dangerous dog rules are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.