Easy answer. All owners and all co-owners are liable for damages. Each state has different laws. In California there is no defense. The owners and co-owners are liable for any damages. When I went to law school the law was that the dog got one free bite, then was considered dangerous. That changed between my last class and the bar examine. Yes, it was on the exam, and yes, I got it right. Some states still give the dog one free bite. I do think that is a nice thing to do for the doggy. Evan L. Ginsburg gsyrfund.com Asgard German Shepherds _http://www.asgardgsd.com_ (http://www.asgardgsd.com/) Where Type Movement and Temperament come together In a message dated 6/24/13 8:00:43 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, rockstarshepherds@xxxxxxxxx writes: Since they are still legally on the papers as owners and I'm down as a co owner if something happens example he attacks a dog he attacks a kid etc. are they liable for damages also. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================