{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"LawDotNews","provider_url":"https:\/\/dotnewsconnect.co.za\/law","author_name":"LawDotNews","author_url":"https:\/\/dotnewsconnect.co.za\/law\/author\/lawdotnews\/","title":"Your Neighbour's Dog Bites You. Who Pays? &#8226; LawDotNews","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"w4zNX5Bcee\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dotnewsconnect.co.za\/law\/2026\/your-neighbours-dog-bites-you-who-pays\/\">Your Neighbour&#8217;s Dog Bites You. Who Pays?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/dotnewsconnect.co.za\/law\/2026\/your-neighbours-dog-bites-you-who-pays\/embed\/#?secret=w4zNX5Bcee\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Your Neighbour&#8217;s Dog Bites You. Who Pays?&#8221; &#8212; LawDotNews\" data-secret=\"w4zNX5Bcee\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/dotnewsconnect.co.za\/law\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/dotnewsconnect.co.za\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Nieghbours-dog_1920.jpg","thumbnail_width":1920,"thumbnail_height":1080,"description":"Dog owners can face strict liability when their animals attack someone, meaning the injured person does not necessarily have to prove that the owner was negligent. But that doesn\u2019t make owners automatically liable for every bite. Here, the claimant put his head over his neighbour's boundary wall after being asked more than once to leave the guard dogs alone. The High Court ruling makes for interesting reading\u2026"}