walking the dog?
>> I was.
>> Judge Judy: Were you there?
>> Not for the walking
of the dog.
>> Judge Judy: Then it's not
particularly relevant.
Why don't you have a seat.
Mr. Bernstein, you were
walking a dog.
>> Yes, I was.
>> Judge Judy: I think you said
it was your wife's service dog.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: What
kind of a dog is it?
>> It's a Belgian Malinois.
>> Judge Judy: Do you have a
picture of that dog?
>> Yes, I do.
>> Judge Judy: I'd like
to take a look at it.
I've never heard of it.
>> This dog right there.
>> Byrd: Okay.
Do me a favor and just
move over just a little.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Byrd: Thank you.
>> And there's a -- Same.
>> Byrd: Okay. Same dog?
>> Same dog.
>> Judge Judy: So it's
a big dog.
>> 57 pounds.
>> Judge Judy: And, Mr. and
Mrs. Allen, you weren't there
when this incident happened,
is that correct?
>> Correct.
>> Correct, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: But your two
girls were walking your two
dogs.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: So you can
sit down, and your girls
can step up.
Tell me your name.
>> Cloe.
>> Judge Judy: And yours?
>> Alexie.
>> Judge Judy: And what kind of
dog were you walking?
>> An American bull mastiff.
>> Judge Judy: Do you have a
picture of that dog?
>> This one.
>> Judge Judy: Thank you.
Okay.
And that's a pretty big dog.
How much does that dog weigh?
>> Uh, I'm not quite sure,
Your Honor.
>> 95 pounds.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
And what kind of a dog were you
walking?
>> Um...
>> [Whispers] American bulldog.
>> American bulldog.
>> Judge Judy: And how much
does that dog weigh?
>> About 42 pounds.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
Do you girls walk these dogs
regularly?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Do you?
>> I'm her cousin, so I don't.
>> Judge Judy: You don't
walk the dog regularly.
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
You walk which dog regularly?
>> Both of them.
>> Judge Judy: Yourself?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: That's a lot of
power.
So, this incident happened,
and it was an incident where
you claim that the defendants'
dogs bit yours.
It happened on what date?
>> January 27th of this year.
>> Judge Judy: And is that
your chart?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Walk over to the
chart, and tell me, as you're
going over there, what time of
the day did this happen?
>> This happened at 7:35 p.m.
>> Judge Judy: And where
do you live?
>> Los Angeles.
>> Judge Judy: So, in January,
at 7:35, it's getting dark out.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
So show me where you were.
>> I walked out of the back gate
of our building, I crossed the
four lanes of traffic over to
the side where the LAPD Topanga
station is, and I was
standing here.
The dog was, you know,
sniffing around and doing her
business.
>> Judge Judy: You crossed the
street.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Why wouldn't you
walk to dog on your side
of the street?
>> Because on this side of the
street, on the police-station
side, there is dirt, and there
is grass and shrubbery around.
>> Judge Judy: And on your side?
>> And on this side there is a
concrete sidewalk
and then a car dealership.
>> Judge Judy: Okay. And?
>> I crossed over.
The dog was sniffing around,
doing her business.
I looked back. I saw --
Looking back at our building,
I saw the two girls with two
dogs on the second floor,
waiting by the elevator area.
>> Judge Judy: Is your building
an open area?
>> Yes, it is.
>> Judge Judy: May I s--
>> And that is a picture
looking backwards towards
the back gate.
>> Judge Judy: Do you -- Cloe.
>> Yes?
>> Judge Judy: Do you and
Mr. Bernstein live in the same
building?
>> We do.
>> Judge Judy: Before you
continue, Cloe...
>> Yes?
>> Judge Judy: ...when you walk
your dogs, do you also cross
over the street?
>> I do.
>> Judge Judy: For the same
reason that Mr. Bernstein says
he does?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: That there's more
grass and...
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: ...more
interesting messages
for your dogs.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: Is that right?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
And you live on
the second floor?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
So, you say you saw the girls.
>> Right. From looking
backwards, I saw them on the
second-floor landing,
waiting by the elevator.
>> Judge Judy: Go ahead.
>> At that point, the dog is
still doing her business.
I hear the back gate slam.
And when I turn around to see
what is now happening,
their dog is pulling the girl
across the street.
>> Judge Judy: Which dog?
The larger one?
>> The larger one.
Only one dog engaged, which was
the larger one.
The smaller one did not
engage at all.