It's a dog-eat-dog world, and last year 3,670 State Farmcustomers were wearing Milk-Bone underwear.

Just like people, dogs have their good days and bad days. Dogbites can be serious, resulting in severe injuries or even death,as well as emotional damage. As a result, bites can also carry aconsiderable price tag.

According to the Insurance Information Institute, dog bitesaccounted for more than one-third of all homeowners insuranceliability claim dollars paid out in 2012, costing more than $489million. State Farm alone reports it paid more than $108 million asa result of dog bites in 2012.

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