Dog Ownership Etiquette of 1901

Dogs must be kept upon the owners’ premises, unless accompanied by the owner or some member of the family.

THE RESPONSIBILITY OF OWNING A DOG

1. Dogs must be kept upon the owners’ premises, unless accompanied by the owner or some member of the family.

2. If a dog annoys travelers upon the public highway by scaring horses and frightening children, the owner is responsible for damages.

3. The owner of a dog is responsible for damages caused by his dog trespassing upon the public highway in running after teams or doing other damages.

4. If a dog not accompanied by its owner annoys travelers upon the public highway, he may be killed, without any claim of damages on the part of the owner of the dog. When a dog becomes a nuisance he may be killed anywhere except on the owner’s premises.

5. If a dog kills sheep or destroys or injures any other domestic animals, the owner is responsible for damages.

6. Every owner of a savage and dangerous dog must keep him properly chained or otherwise secured that no injury may to done to others.

7. If a person on a social or business errand is bitten or otherwise injured by a savage dog on the premises of the owner, the owner is responsible. Dangerous animals are not permitted to run at large, even on the owner’s own premises, unless he has sufficient safeguards to protect his neighbors against injury.–From “The Busy Man’s Friend”, 1901

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