Bicycle wreck...dog...what would you do?

[Cataboo]

It may be hard reporting it a month later, if you'd called animal control or the police to report it immediately, there would have been a record.

The guy is willing to pay half of it, which means he knows that they have some responsibility. Did you ask him why he's willing to pay half if he thinks his dog is not involved? I think you should try talking to the wife again, she was there and obviously upset about it - she's likely to just give you the money.

Do you have pics from that day? I'm sure you were injured. A small claims court suit would probably be for a lot more than the $200 you're asking for, you can ask for the cost of damages to the bike/your shoes/clothing, and a bit for your physical injuries. It may be that threatening to escalate it to a small claim's court suit would be enough to get them to back off and just give you the $200.

You could try calling animal control and see what they say.