California Dog Bite Lawyer Looks At California Dog Bite Laws To Determine What Kind Of Trouble A Dog Is In When It Bites Someone ... Dog Bites and Dog Attack Statutes In California, the short explanation is that for the most part, a dog owner is liable for the bad actions of his or her dog. For a dog owner to be liable for the damages suffered by a person bitten by the owner's dog, there is no requirement that the owner had knowledge of the dangerous propensities of his or her dog, or any requirement of knowledge of any previous bite by the dog....