Dog on dog attack - advice please

toniq

I'd text them that if you don't get a response soon you will involve the dog warden/police as they have not shown the same level of concern as they did at the time and should not be ignoring this situation.

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gettingready

I absolutely agree on diference between dog on dog agression and dog to human agression and do not conduse the two. They are 2 different things and it should never be implied that one automatically means another.

Undervalued

Frugalista wrote: »

Wrong, wrong, wrong!!!.:mad: Whilst I have every sympathy with the OP's friend, this was a dog on dog attack, nothing more. There is absolutely no evidence that the dog is a danger to children. This sort of hysterical ranting is making dog ownership harder and harder for everyone.

Any dog off a lead in a public place is potentially a danger to children!

gettingready

Undervalued wrote: »

Any dog off a lead in a public place is potentially a danger to children!

So pls as a responsible parent educate your children not to approach strange dogs - on or off lead.

And also mind all moving cars, bricks falling of roofs etc as the whole world is potentially dangerous

Froglet

Frugalista wrote: »

Wrong, wrong, wrong!!!.:mad: Whilst I have every sympathy with the OP's friend, this was a dog on dog attack, nothing more. There is absolutely no evidence that the dog is a danger to children. This sort of hysterical ranting is making dog ownership harder and harder for everyone.

I didn't say it WAS a danger but the inference might help the police to take it a little more seriously,that's all.Not a case of hysterical ranting at all. The OP was asking for suggestions as to how to help her friend get the vets bill paid .

Undervalued

gettingready wrote: »

So pls as a responsible parent educate your children not to approach strange dogs - on or off lead.

Obviously that is a sensible thing to do but then so too is keeping the dog on a lead in a public place so it cannot approach a child (or adult come to that).

And also mind all moving cars, bricks falling of roofs etc as the whole world is potentially dangerous

Indeed. However it is all about assessment of risk. Most people would be happy to accept the incredibly low risk of walking near an apparently sound building. On the other hand a sensible person may choose to keep clear of a structure that is obviously dilapidated.

When a dog is off the lead in a public place a sensible person, minding their own business, often doesn't get the opportunity of avoiding it. All too often the dog will come bounding up to them (or worse) regardless. Usually followed by an ignorant owner saying "he was only being friendly"!

gettingready

Undervalued wrote: »

Obviously that is a sensible thing to do but then so too is keeping the dog on a lead in a public place so it cannot approach a child (or adult come to that).



Indeed. However it is all about assessment of risk. Most people would be happy to accept the incredibly low risk of walking near an apparently sound building. On the other hand a sensible person may choose to keep clear of a structure that is obviously dilapidated.

When a dog is off the lead in a public place a sensible person, minding their own business, often doesn't get the opportunity of avoiding it. All too often the dog will come bounding up to them (or worse) regardless. Usually followed by an ignorant owner saying "he was only being friendly"!

Well you may find it shocking but both myself and most dog owners I know came across the exact opposite - them trying to walk their dogs in peace and someone's little darlings running up to a dog , often waving hands and shouting right into dog's face. Usually followed by ignorant parent saying "oh he/she loves dogs".

So pls keep your kids away from mine and other people's dogs in public places - and pass the message on to your friends/relatives.

:A

Feral_Moon

Undervalued wrote: »

Any dog off a lead in a public place is potentially a danger to children!

Similarly uncontrolled children are potentially a danger to others, dogs included!

gettingready

Back on topic - friend contacted the owners of the 2 dogs via Whatsap message - read but not reply so she contacted him again via Facebook which he probably did not expect as he never gave his name to my friend, just the phone number.

She gave him details of the vet and asked how (not if but how) he wants to pay the bill which at moment is around 2k and will be more as dog will still need Xrays. Still no reply since Friday.

Can someone please kindly suggest next step?

We can not let this go, it was a serious attack and those 2 dogs may kill the next dog they decide to pick on. For the owner not to take ANY responsibility is just simply not right.

If my or my friend's dog hurt another dog - we would be practically camping at the vets to make sure the dog was ok.

Thanks a million xx

Haffiana

You/your friend have got to decide whether you want to continue to ask for money towards vets fees, or if you want to pursue the 'dogs may kill the next dog etc etc' line.

If the latter then you need to report the matter to the police and forget trying to get money. End of. You can't play the avaricious and the righteous at the same time. If you/she finally - after having tried to get money - go to the police, then I would imagine that you/she may end up having to explain that she tried to get money first instead of reporting it whilst these dangerous dogs could have been killing the next dog or whatever.


If you want money then you have to accept that they may not give you any, and that there is no way without spending more money that you can enforce it.

And finally - you say that the dog is insured. Your best bet of actually getting some money (which I think in the best of worlds you should indeed get, don't get me wrong) would be to ask the owner to pay any excesses and payments needed over the insured amount.