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Dog bite - what to do


Laird Lugton
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My wife was walking our lab in the forest behind our house this morning and was bitten (not badly) whilst separating our lab and a Jack Russell.

The Jack Russell is a regular in the woods and I have spoken to the owners. It is very aggressive towards my lab, my lab is not aggressive to it unless the Jack Russell goes for it.

This morning the lab was behind my wife and out of the undergrowth the Jack Russell ran at my dog and bit him on the leg, drawing blood. This is when my wife got bit. 

Personally I think the Jack Russell should have a muzzle as it is quite aggressive. 

Is this worth sorting out with the owner (when my wife complained to the owner she immediately went on the attack), the dog warden or the police?

 

 

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If you cant get a reasonable response from the owner it might be worth reporting to the police.

It is an offence to allow your dog to be dangerously out of control in a public (or private) place. So the owner should be keeping it on a lead or muzzled, especially if it has previous history.

The fact that it has injured both your dog and your missus tells me it is dangerously out of control!

If they are reasonable with the Police and take the advice given, all well and good. But ultimately, they could end up in court and ordered to keep it under control.

As regards the injury/vets bills involved.....if it is an issue, this is a civil matter between the owners to sort out.

A dog warden wont be of much use to you.

Hope this helps

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I had the same happen to me, take pictures of the bite of yourself and the dog call the police and complain about the dog and show the pictures to them, it was not know to me that this dog had done this too other people and there pets the police took this to court an order to have dog put down by the court and stopped the person from owning a dog for five years, as was said above this could of been child holding his or her,s pet on a lead.

it was not until the police had come to the house and showed the pictures to them that i was informed it had been reported before by other.s so don't feel sorry for the jack as you might not be the first and not the last.

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Plenty of good advice from above, regarding the injuries your wife has sustained i would have the wounds assessed as soon as is possible, tetanus status, neuro vascular and infection risk etc. I deal with a fair few dog bites each year and see the complications that can arise from them. Best to be safe and avoids further complications in limited cases. 

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LL u really should have ur dog on a lead too (and I know ur dog doesn't need to be) But if both dogs are off lead its generally regaurded as 50/50

Must admit the JR would be getting a boot or my stick if it tried that more than once with any of my dogs,

I was always told as a kid never to try and split a dog fight up with ur hands as u will end up getting bit

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On ‎01‎/‎02‎/‎2018 at 15:11, Bigbob said:

If a dog bites a human and breaks the skin report it to the police as said it may be a child next time . its a shame really as its a bad owner and no the dogs fault  somebody who wanted a dog and couldn't or wouldn't  socialise it too other dogs 

Some dogs can't be socialised (to the point they could be trusted off lead/freely interact with other dogs). I got my dog as a 5 year old rescue and the previous owners had obviously not done their job. My wife and I have tried all the normal techniques and even been to training classes for the dog (and us!) but sadly she is just terrified of other dgos and can lash out when they get too close. She is never, ever allowed off lead in public.

 

Sadly this is a two way street that many people seemingly fail to understand. The number of times I've had someone let their dogs come bounding up to mine, completely out of the control of the owner, and then they give me a dirty look when my dog snacks at their dog is unbelievable, even after asking them to keep their dog back. As far as i'm concerned if you haven't perfected recalling your dog vocally it shouldn't be off lead in public (or at least spaces where its likely to come into contact with other dogs or traffic) no matter how 'friendly' it is.

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A good post breastman.

have u tried seeing a 'proper' dog trainer or dog behaviourist?

Someone that really knows wot they're doing may be able to help and desensitise ur dog but I would imagine it would be a long slow process if even possible.

(U see that wee dog whisper boy sorting some right headcase dogs out)

While some dog training clubs can be really worthwhile  it really depend on the individual trainers

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For me it would depend on the circumstances, the dog owner is obviously an idiot as they know their dog is aggressive to other dogs and have it off lead in a public area.

As for the bite, if it is only dog aggressive and your wife got a bite trying to seperate them, my personal view is I'd speak to the owner in the first instance and insist their dog is kept on a lead maybe muzzled in future, if I didn't get the correct response I'd call the police, if it's person aggressive I'd call the police anyway, like others have said, could be a child next time.

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