A Dog's Life

The NYTimes reminds us of a legal battle in new York State eighty years ago over a dog's right to bite. The State Senate upheld "the time- honored tradition that every dog is entitled to at least one bite before HIS master is held liable for damages."
...."a principle that has come down to us from the Middle Ages." You will note that the possessive was MALE and I presume the victim may have been the MAILman. Wasn't I fortunate that my feisty terrier never bit anyone more than once!
tjs