Home Owners Alert !! - Page 1

Hi All, Just would like to update you all on our home owners alert in NJ..We found State Farm (animal Friendly)..They came out to our home and met the dogs! They were pleased with what they saw and we are covered...Thank you all for your input...Happy Holidays !!        Laker

Every state is different as to how an insurance company underwrites coverage. In my state, State Farm is one of the worst in terms of the presence of dogs in a home and GSDs are on their black list.

Just today I received a call from someone wanting to get rid of her GSD. It supposedly got into a fight, while on her property, leashed, with another dog whose owner was walking her dog off-leash. The second dog entered the yard, got into a fight with the leashed dog, the owner of the dog who was off-leash was bitten and now the insurance agency is canceling the policy of the people who live on the property whose dog was leashed. The "homeowner" who apparently is a renter, has been told to leave (I guess there is no lease document or maybe they are being evicted). Of course, I could not verify "facts", but I do know that in my state having a GSD is often a problem with most insurance companies. I have never had an incident with a dog and I cannot insure my property for liability because I have dogs here who are GSDS.