Stupid people should be responsible for stupid pets.

This is a great example of how some people can be absolute unreasonable idiots when it comes to their pets.

Jeffery Ely was driving on the night of Jan. 4 when Fester, a miniature pinscher, squeezed past owner Nikki Munthe as she was letting in her other dog and ran out onto the road. Ely's car struck Fester, killing the 13-pound dog instantly.

Now Ely is suing the Munthes for about $1,100 for damage to his car, time he had to take off from his two jobs to get the car repaired, and court fees.

Pieces of the bumper were propelled into the radiator when it hit the dog, Ely said, necessitating a replacement. Ely maintains he didn't have problems driving until after the accident and that the radiator issues were not pre-existing.

Yeah, okay. That sucks. The people lost their dog and now this guy is trying to get money out of them. However, he's not being extravagant. He's trying to replace the parts of his car that were damaged because this dog ran out in front of his car. It's not like he's suing for $10,000 or a million or anything. This seems perfectly reasonable to me.

Ely said he feels sorry for the Munthes' loss but, as a dog owner himself, feels that they must be responsible for their pets' actions.

"I have complete compassion for them," Ely said. "I know how it feels. I love dogs. But once you get them, they are your responsibility."

Munthe said she has always been worried about the busy road the family lives on.

"We would have never let him off-leash because we're so terrified of this road," she said.

Then why did you? Better yet, why didn't you build a fence? Or maybe, you know, discipline your fucking dog to not run out into traffic and endanger people's lives?

The Munthes have filed a $2,400 countersuit against Ely for the cost to buy Fester, the time they had to take off work for court appearances, and the cost of buying a dog to replace Fester.
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Now that's where it gets fucking stupid. Counter suing? On what claims? That it was the driver's fault your stupidfucking mutt ran out into traffic and got hit? I suppose the driver should have known that there was a dumb bitch with a retarded mongrel living there and slowed to a crawl. Once again, it sucks that this lady lost her dog, but she is responsible for her pet's actions. She obviously made no attempts to restrict the dog's access to the road via fence or some other method (electric fence) and she obviously didn't bother to train the dog not to run out into traffic. Some people are so ludicrously idiotic when it comes to their pets.