Would like to say thanks...

[DC]

Glad you're Ok Pete !!! Hopefully by the sound of it the bike damage is superficial :-/

[pluggedinpete]

she started when me and the Chappie from Hintons got her off the truck, which was good...

[Swanny]

Glad you're Ok

[Splash]

Glad you're okay buddy!

I'm sure your trusty Varadero will be back mile munching soon, have a good look around for parts, must be some good used parts somewhere.

[Gooz]

get back on Pete as soon as you can, glad your not too badly damaged. you need to stop this dogging lark though ....... its gonna kill you someday pmsl ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[pluggedinpete]

Cheers for that dude, made me laugh!

[Nelly]

Glad youre ok Pete. 8-)

[Col]

As you now know who owns the dog you can make a claim against them for causing the accident by not having the animal controlled and loose on the road as no need for you to be paying for anything

[Last Train]

Glad youre ok Pete. 8-)

[Ducatista]

Glad to hear your ok, that's the main thing and sorry to hear about the dog.

But Col is correct, the owner is probably responsible/liable and if they have home insurance they should be covered for liability to 3rd parties (I say probably as I'm not a legal expert and I don't know if they are strictly liable 100% of the time e.g. if vandals or a storm tore down their garden fence).

no need for you to be paying for anything

In practice you can't get blood out of a stone, so if they don't have house insurance then it will be a great deal more difficult. There are some ways to pursue people (like getting balliffs in) but if they don't have insurance then it's very hard work.
So a payout is not automatic in practice I'm afraid, but I would certainly look into pursuing the owners. If you claim off your comprehensive insurance then it will be up to your insurers whether they try to get the money back. My guess is if there is an insurance policy they would but otherwise they wouldn't. Having insurance doesn't change the liability, but it makes it a lot easier to get money out of people.