>> German shepherds.
>> Judge Judy: How many?
>> Three.
>> Judge Judy: And how long have
you been taking them
to the park?
>> Well, I haven't had all of
them since
I've been going to the dog park.
But I've been going to that dog
park for probably roughly
the same time, 3 to 3 1/2 years.
>> Judge Judy: How many dogs
were you
with on the 28th of August?
>> Four.
>> Judge Judy: Your three
and who else's?
>> I have a 13-year-old
white Samoyed, another dog.
>> Judge Judy:
So you have four dogs.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: And you had
all four off leash.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Did you witness
Ms. Hagood's dog getting bitten?
>> I don't believe her dog
got bitten.
>> Judge Judy: She'll show me
the vet --
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: Did you witness
an interaction
between your dog and hers?
>> Yes, I did.
>> Judge Judy: I want you
to tell me what you observed.
>> Well --
>> Judge Judy: Right here.
>> Uh, okay.
>> Judge Judy: I want you to
tell me what your observed.
I read your answer.
So now you tell me
what the interaction
was that you observed.
>> Her dog was
crossing the dog park.
There was other dogs
coming in the fence line.
And we call it fence talk.
Or, you know,
it's typical for the dogs
to all run up to the fence.
Her dog's coming across
the dog park
at 30-ish miles an hour.
My dog had also taken off to,
you know, go fence banter.
And, you know --
>> Judge Judy: Which dog?
>> My German Shepherd.
The name is Nala,
of this particular dog, that --
>> Judge Judy: How old is
that dog?
>> Nala is probably 4
to 5 years old at this time.
>> Judge Judy: Mm-hmm.
>> So Nala's going as well.
You know, the other multiple
dogs usually will get riled up
when one dog takes off,
which her dog went first.
And it sets other dogs --
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
Just tell me what you observed.
>> What I observed was her dog
made -- veered left.
There was a tree in the park
as it was running to the fence.
And my dog T-boned
the side of her dog,
not anticipating
that action out of her dog.
>> Judge Judy: I don't...
Don't tell me what your dog
anticipated
or didn't anticipate.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: Just tell me
what you saw.
>> I saw my dog --
>> Judge Judy: Your dog T-boned
her dog mid-section --
>> The side of her dog.
>> Judge Judy: The side.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: Okay, good.
Now, may I see the vet reports,
please?
I'll take a look
at the photograph, also.
>> This and this.
>> Judge Judy: Where's the vet's
report?
This is the bill.
Where the --
>> That's a treatment plan
that they gave me.
It says what the different items
that they're planning to do.
>> Judge Judy: You mean your vet
doesn't write down
what their findings were?
>> No.
They just say what procedures
they're going to do.
>> Judge Judy: Well, that's...
Okay.
Now, what I'd like you to do is
to show this to Mr. Yocum.
>> Seen it in person, yes.
>> Judge Judy: And you think
that that's
from your dog T-boning her dog?
>> Absolutely.
>> Judge Judy: With what?
>> They have sharp collars on.
And just to state --
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
Who has a sharp collar on?
>> Well, my dog has dog tags
on, collar.
We have a --
a chain on her plus her collar.
There are sharp objects
on her collar.
Absolutely.
>> Judge Judy: Either way,
if you keep the sharp collar on
her, that's your responsibility.
>> For an incidental of two dogs
running into each other
in a dog park?
>> Judge Judy: That's if I
accept
what you're telling me happened.
Did you call at any time, sir?
Because she has her phone here?
>> Uh-huh.
>> Judge Judy: Did you call
Ms. Hagood at any time --
>> I did.
>> Judge Judy: That day?
Where did you get
her number from?
>> From a woman at the dog park.
>> Judge Judy: Prior to the 28th
of August,
had you ever called Ms. Hagood
before?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: She wasn't
a friend of yours.
>> An acquaintance
at the dog park.
>> Judge Judy: But you didn't
have her phone number, surely?
>> No. Absolutely not.
>> Judge Judy: No.
And I'd like you tell me
what the purpose was
for you calling her
on the 28th of August.
>> I felt awful.
>> Judge Judy: So you called up
to say you felt awful,
even though,
according to you --
>> My original reaction
to it is I was gonna take
some responsibility.
>> Judge Judy: And then what
changed your mind?
>> Well, for one, I got a letter
stating
that my dog had bitten her dog.
And I don't believe
that happened.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
What's next?
>> A greyhound's coat
is very thin.
>> Judge Judy: What's next?
What's next?
>> What's next?
>> Judge Judy:
I read your answer, so...
and I read her complaint.
And from what you just said
to me, I don't understand it.
And I'm not an expert
on greyhounds.
But you started to say
a greyhound's skin is very --
>> Their -- their --
their skin is very thin.
>> Judge Judy: Wait just
a second.
>> It's like a wet
papier-mâché dog
running in the dog park.
>> Judge Judy: Right.
So that when she says
in her complaint
that what you said
to her at the time was,
"If it wasn't a greyhound,
it wouldn't have been injured."
>> That's a very
good chance of that.
It could be --
>> Judge Judy: Have you --
>> Would not have been
punctured, yes,
or whatever you wanna say.
I mean, I'm not using the word
"dog bite."