Advice needed - violent attack by neighbour's dog

marleyboy

I would have responded by informing her that I will instead, be reporting HER and HER dog, no apologies, as well as to advise her that you will be monitoring HERSELF and HER DOG, photographing and making notes of any breach by HER DOG from this moment on. Finishing the discussion with "you can bet we HAVE now fell out over this."

quietheart

You have to report this to the dog warden.
If this dog maims or kills someone you'll never forgive yourself.
I'm not blaming the dog, but the owner doesn't have control of it and that is against the law isn't it?
Secondly, you must get a tetanus jab if you haven't had one in recent years. Dog bites can cause blood poisoning.
Hope you feel better, you obviously were in shock when you posted because you were needing reassurance when CLEARLY you were in the right!

capeverde

I think there's a few people going over board here. Firstly you weren't 'badly hurt', you had a couple of scratches on your chest and I would bet the 'open wound' was not actually that open. The moral of the story is, you shouldn't have picked the dog up. It was obviously excited and consider how huge you looked to him. He was just scrambling to get away and may just have been frightened.

Admittedly the woman across the road didn't handle the situation right either, but our kids control our dog and he's a large flattie. I would guess the neighbours dog wasn't that big if you could just pick it up, so there's no reason why her 6 year old couldn't take it home.

All this nonsense about calling the police, for heavens sake.

Norman_Castle

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/HomeAndCommunity/InYourHome/AnimalsAndPets/Dogs/DG_180008

mazza111

I too would make a report to the police, even though you probably shouldn't have picked it up. The dog is obviously untrained, if it bit a child would you be so lax in reporting it.

mikey72

Just me that would be putting on the steel toe capped boots the next time then?

Leif

mikey72 wrote: »

Just me that would be putting on the steel toe capped boots the next time then?

I think the owner would not hesitate in reporting you for cruelty to an animal, and then you would be in the doo-doo.

emweaver

I would report the issue to the police the dog sounds very dangerous and they say once they get a taste for blood they will attack again.

emweaver

capeverde wrote: »

I think there's a few people going over board here. Firstly you weren't 'badly hurt', you had a couple of scratches on your chest and I would bet the 'open wound' was not actually that open. The moral of the story is, you shouldn't have picked the dog up. It was obviously excited and consider how huge you looked to him. He was just scrambling to get away and may just have been frightened.

Admittedly the woman across the road didn't handle the situation right either, but our kids control our dog and he's a large flattie. I would guess the neighbours dog wasn't that big if you could just pick it up, so there's no reason why her 6 year old couldn't take it home.

All this nonsense about calling the police, for heavens sake.

The dog does not sound frightened but angry judging by him trying to attack the other dogs!

I would report it to the police too right, you sound like the sort of person who owns the dog.

Steve_the_fitter

what sort of dog is this by the way? I feel some people are over reacting here