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and Video Courtesy of Channel 9 News
By George
Estevez
Published
June 25, 2015
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Two puppies are at the center of a lawsuit filed by
an Orange County homeowners association.
The two dogs, a 10-pound Maltese named Shotsy and 19-pound Maltese named
Miley Cirus, are accused of being aggressive, and their owner, Emily
Straight, is accused of violating the HOA's neighborhood rules.
The controversy started when the puppies
were in the front yard with their owner and noticed another
neighbor walking her dog. That's when the puppies went over
to that dog, and the neighbor became visibly angry.
Straight, 68, said she considers her dogs family.
"I am a widow. My puppies mean everything to me. I cannot
live without my puppies," she said.
But an eight-page lawsuit filed on behalf
of the Bella Note at Vizcaya Home Owners Association claims
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"A new neighbor was walking her dog. My dogs were with me in the front
yard. I was getting the mail, and they saw that dog, and they ran off to
the dogs," said Straight.
Straight claims nothing happened, but she later received a notice from
the HOA saying her dogs were aggressive. Soon after, she was slapped
with a lawsuit.
"On the face of it, this should have been a dispute between neighbors,
but they brought it in a court of law," said attorney Jeremy Thackurdin.
Lawyers representing the HOA have not returned Channel 9's calls.
If Straight loses the lawsuit, she could be forced to pay thousands of
dollars and possibly lose her puppies.
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