Promeneurs de chiens et gardiens d’animaux à Hampton, New Hampshire

Comment embaucher un promeneur de chiens à Hampton

Traitez la rencontre initiale comme une entrevue. Demandez à voir une preuve d’assurance et toute certification en premiers soins pour animaux, demandez deux références de clients que vous pouvez réellement appeler, et confirmez comment les clés sont gérées (une entente écrite sur les clés est la norme professionnelle). Observez comment le promeneur accueille votre chien — un bon promeneur se met à sa hauteur et laisse le chien s’approcher. Convenez par écrit du service exact, du tarif, de la politique d’annulation et du plan d’urgence (quel vétérinaire, qui appeler).

Lois sur les chiens de l’État de New Hampshire

New Hampshire has one of the broadest strict-liability dog statutes in the country — it names whoever "owns, keeps, or possesses" the dog, covers non-bite injuries, and applies even if the dog was leashed.

Ces règles à l’échelle de l’État s’appliquent partout au New Hampshire ; les règles locales qui régissent la promenade au quotidien se trouvent dans l’onglet Règlements municipaux.

Dog bites: broad strict liability (RSA 466:19)

New Hampshire (RSA 466:19) has one of the oldest and broadest dog statutes in the country (roots to 1851). It makes the person who owns, keeps, or possesses the dog liable for any damage the dog causes to a person or property — no vicious requirement, no prior history, no knowledge, and no negligence needed. The only statutory carve-out is that there is no recovery if the victim was committing a trespass or other tort. Because it names owns, keeps, or possesses, a walker who possesses or keeps the dog is a named strictly-liable party.

Non-bite injuries & the leashed-dog breadth (Bohan v. Ritzo)

It is genuinely broad. In Bohan v. Ritzo (1996), the NH Supreme Court held liability extends to any injury from a dog's conduct — being knocked down, chased, or frightened into falling (there, a cyclist who flipped his bike) — because nothing in the statute limits it to an actual bite. And it applies even if the dog was leashed or confined — location and restraint do not matter to strict liability.

Defenses & time limit

The defenses are the victim committing a trespass or other tort, and a limited comparative causation rule (Bohan) that applies only if the victim provoked the dog or knowingly put themselves in danger — a higher bar than ordinary comparative negligence. At-large and nuisance rules are in RSA 466:31. The personal-injury limit is three years.