RHOC’s Kelly Dodd and ex SUED after poodle ‘attacked two strangers’- but reality star insists dog is ‘gentle & loving’
REAL Housewives of Orange County star Kelly Dodd and ex-husband Michael J. Dodd are being SUED after their poodle "attacked two strangers."
The 45-year-old reality star insisted the dog is "gentle and loving."
The star and Michael were recently hit with legal papers by the City of Newport Beach, according to documents obtained by the outlet.
The city filed a petition on September 8, 2020 to determine if Chloe was “potentially dangerous.”
The case comes after the small white Poodle mix was accused of biting multiple strangers.
He said two females- Kelly’s daughter Jolie and her mother Bobbi Meza- were walking two small dogs on leashes during the time of the attack.
Back in 2018, Chloe bit Edward's wife Deborah's shin while she was walking on the sidewalk in Corona Del Mar.
Animal Control officers said they observed several puncture wounds on Deborah, while Chloe was placed on a 10-day quarantine as a result.
A hearing was scheduled for November 16, 2020, though both Kelly and Michael didn't attend the hearing despite being served with notice.
During the hearing, the court concluded Chloe was a potentially dangerous dog.
Orange County law states that Animal Control has the right to impound the dog once they are found to be potentially dangerous.
The former couple could potentially keep Chloe if they took out insurance for her, as well as followed a number of requirements.
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It is unclear what Kelly and Michael have decided to do about Chloe.
The former couple divorced in 2017, while the reality star married Rick Leventhal in 2020.