Commentary for Bava Kamma 42:10

כגון דמקרבי כלים לגבי כותל דכי קפצי בקפיצה לא נפלי עלייהו ואפילו תחלתו בפשיעה ליכא

It has been explicitly taught to the same effect: 'If a dog or goat jumps down from the top of a roof and breaks utensils [on the plaintiff's ground] the compensation must be in full; were it, however, to have fallen down<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' By mere accident. ');">¹⁵</span> [and thus broken the utensils] there would be exemption.' This ruling seems to be in accord with the view that where there is negligence at the beginning<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For the owner should have taken precautions against its jumping. ');">¹⁶</span>

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