>> Judge Judy: For the purposes
of this case, it doesn't make
any difference, but I don't
believe it, and therefore,
since I don't believe it,
I have to believe
that what she says sounds right,
because you're walking with over
200 pounds of dog,
and she's a very small woman,
and she's walking a much smaller
dog, and it sounds right
to me for you to say,
"Don't worry. I got them."
That sounds right.
>> That isn't what I said.
>> Judge Judy: Not -- Not, when
you are walking a
pit-bullmastiff mix,
you say, "Is your dog friendly?"
[ Laughter ]
It would be like my walking my
chihuahua and saying to somebody
walking 210 pounds' worth of
dog, "Is your dog friendly?"
Ridiculous.
Can I see the vet bills, please?
>> Yes, Your Honor.
That's the recap,
and these are the bills.
>> Byrd: Okay.
>> The very first vet.
Thank you.
>> Judge Judy: After this
incident, Ms. Pinto, did you
take the defendant's
information?
Did you know where she lived?
>> The police arrived
immediately.
There were two policemen.
>> Judge Judy: Do you have
a police report?
>> I do.
Yes, Your Honor, I do.
>> Judge Judy: I'd like to take
a look at it.
>> I have police report
and stipulation.
>> Judge Judy: No, no, no.
Just see the police report.
>> Police report and stipulation
for the -- Your Honor.
>> Byrd: Sure.
>> Judge Judy: You signed a
stipulation with the town
of Hempstead, Ms. Gillings,
in which you acknowledge
that your dog Poseidon --
acknowledges aggressive
propensities of the dog, and you
have to post "beware of dog"
signs on your property,
and your dog has to be muzzled.
You stipulated to that
before the town of Hempstead.
That is your signature.
>> I did that in order
to get my dogs back.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
This is your --
>> She made an accusation
against my dogs, saying that my
dogs attacked her, making it
seem as if my dogs --
>> Judge Judy: Listen to me.
Listen to me carefully, madame.
All I did was ask you
a question.
You signed stipulations
with regard to both dogs
that your dogs
have aggressive propensities.
You agreed, because they have
aggressive propensities,
to keep them muzzled
when they're out,
put "beware of dog" signs --
secure them on your fence.
All I'm asking you is,
did you sign that?
>> I had to in order to get
my dogs back, or they were
gonna be euthanized.
>> Judge Judy: I don't care
what was in your mind.
All I ask --
>> This woman --
>> Judge Judy: All I asked
you --
>> This woman accused my --
>> Judge Judy: You're not
paying attention.
>> ...accused my dogs of biting
her, so of course the town
were up in arms and alarmed.
>> Judge Judy: Hey.
>> "Oh, my God.
You have vicious dogs."
So they took my dogs away from
me...
>> Judge Judy: Good!
>> ...and wanted to euthanize
them.
This was my only way for me
to get them back.
I had to pay an attorney $1,500
in order to do so.
>> Judge Judy: Listen to me.
>> I would have signed
anything to get my dogs back.
And that's what I did.
>> Judge Judy: Good for you.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And you're also
gonna pay her because she was in
fact injured.
>> She doesn't -- I don't owe
her anything.
>> Judge Judy: Hey! Hey!
I'm speaking.
>> I don't owe her anything.
>> Judge Judy: I'm speaking.
You owe 5,000 bucks.
>> Nope.
>> Judge Judy: [ Scoffs ]
Listen. Listen.
>> When I take a dog -- If I
take a dog to a dog park --
>> Judge Judy: Listen! Last --
>> If I take a dog to a dog
park --
>> Judge Judy: Listen to me.
Last word is mine, always.
The last word is mine.
When you have two large dogs
that weigh over 200 pounds
that you may love,
but caused injury --
They caused injury to her,
because she was -- Police report
says that they did.
The police report!
>> It could have been her dog.
It's a dogfight.
>> Judge Judy: $5,000.
$5,000, judgment
for the plaintiff.
We are finito.
>> Byrd: Okay.
Parties are excused.
You may step out.
>> A dog gets into a fight, then
it's the responsibility of the
dog owner to take care of the
vet bills.
>> There was no dogfight.
There was a simple attack.
>> They were fighting
each other.
It's not as if her dog was just
laying down, paralyzed.
>> It was awful.
>> Her dog was actually
physically biting and
attacking -- They were all
fighting.
It's a dogfight.
>> I never had that fright
before, because it was so sudden
and so severe.
>> As a result of
the investigation,
my dogs were almost euthanized.
>> I tried just to interfere,
just to say, "Stop, stop, stop."
>> She almost killed my dogs
for doing absolutely
nothing other than being dogs.
They fight.
>> But they were intent.
These two dogs were intent
on attacking Jill.
>> She really just wanted
to come through this
to just take money.
That's all she wanted to do.
>> Ms. Gillings still will not
take responsibility.