Dog bites woman

[D'wards]

A friend of mine recently adopted a rescue mongrel from Ireland. She adores him already, and he is like her shadow.

This morning she was taking him for a walk when he bit a woman who happened to be a police woman and is in recovery from cancer .

He bit her through her trousers and drew blood. He was on the lead and it was on the pavement.

The woman took my friends number then rang it to make sure it was not a fake number. She said she wasn't angry but wanted to ensure Rocky had had his inoculations due to the cancer.

I said to my friend to ask for her address and send flowers- really crawl to her.

What should she do, and what's the worst case scenario ?

 

[Saul Goodman]

Worst case scenario is she pays for doctors/hospital fees and damages, and the dog gets put down.

She could try crawling but it's a copper, they're not human.

 

[killer b]

I dunno, if the dog is liable to biting random people in the street, the worst-case scenario is worse than that. what if next time it's a kid etc.

 

[cupid_stunt]

He bit her through her trousers and drew blood. He was on the lead and it was on the pavement.?

I had this happen to me, although I was wearing shorts. Fearing the dog could do it again, in particular to a kid or elderly person, I reported it to the police.

The options they said they had was go to court, which may order the dog to be put down, which I certainly didn't want, or order it to be muzzled when in public.

The other option, they could offer the owner the chance of signing some voluntary community order thing, confirming it would be kept muzzled in public, otherwise they could be face court action. That's what happened in the end.

ETA: They also asked if I wanted compensation, if it was a reasonable figure the owner may agree to pay it, again to avoid court. I didn't want that, I just wanted to prevent it happening to anyone else.

I said to my friend to ask for her address and send flowers- really crawl to her.

Not a bad idea, but maybe she could also say she tends to get a muzzle to prevent it happening again. This could prevent the police women even thinking about taking it to court.

 

[Edie]

Dog should be put down or muzzled at all times in public.

 

[Spymaster]

I'd be more concerned about the dog biting someone else than the response from the woman. The owner (obviously) should contact the woman who was bitten to check she's ok but muzzling the dog in public is the very least that should happen.

 

[D'wards]

A muzzle is defo essential now, if he gets away with this one.

I've advised her to contact the Dog's Trust, who she got him from, to put them in the picture and take advice

 

[Pickman's model]

rename dog acab

 

[Fez909]

rename dog acab

"Just got a new dog"
"Oh, yeah, what type?"
"Acabrador"

 

[Saul Goodman]

rename dog acab

In fairness, the dog should be up for a commendation.

 

[killer b]

ACAD, surely.

all cops are dinner.

 

[Fez909]

ACAD, surely.

all cops are dinner.

All coppers are bitten

 

[killer b]

damn, it was staring me in the face all along.

 

[bellaozzydog]

Dogs, Great judges of character

 

[Saul Goodman]

Dogs tend to be excellent judges of character. My last one bit someone who was trying to rob the house but pretended to be looking for someone else's house and asked for directions when I confronted him. This one is obviously also a great judge.

 

[kebabking]

a muzzle is the obvious immediate solution, but the problem is that the dog bites random people in the street while its on a lead. i'd suggest the new owner talks to the Dogs Trust, but the truth is that if one of my dogs bit someome hard enough to draw blood while walking in the street i'd have it put to sleep. if it happened to me i'd want to dog put down, and if the owner got sniffy about that i'd immediately report it to the police.

if its given back to the DT it just becomes their problem, and i'm afraid i'm cynical enough to believe (not without foundation) that they might not be overly fastidious about recording the biting incident and then farming the dog out to someone else...

 

[Athos]

It's sad, but the only responsible thing to do is have the dog put down.

 

[Saul Goodman]

It's sad, but the only responsible thing to do is have the dog put down.

The responsible thing to do is give the dog a treat and have the copper put down.

 

[trashpony]

I would want to know what the situation was. Was it near the house? Did it give any warning? I'd chat to the rescue organisation, take the dog to the vet to rule out any medical reasons and get a behaviourist involved.

If you can find out the dog's triggers, then you can work to desensitise using the CARE protocol but it's a long and involved process and requires a lot of work.

In the meantime, she could start muzzle training (always good to train dogs to wear a muzzle anyway) and get him a yellow coat Yellow Dog UK - Some Dogs Need Space

 

[Sprocket.]

This is always a possibility with a rescue dog, you have no idea how it has been raised or socialised.
Sadly the dog and not the previous owner will pay the price.

 

[izz]

Yes I'd want to know more about the situation as well - also, is it possible the woman was giving off any strange or weird (to a dog) smells ? If she's recovering from cancer then there may be all kinds of chemicals in her system the dog noticed and didn't know how to react to. But I guess a muzzle is a good idea, and some extra training.

 

[Saul Goodman]

Yes I'd want to know more about the situation as well - also, is it possible the woman was giving off any strange or weird (to a dog) smells ?

Apart from bacon?

 

[Pickman's model]

Apart from bacon?

ham
pork scratchings

 

[Reno]

Yes I'd want to know more about the situation as well - also, is it possible the woman was giving off any strange or weird (to a dog) smells ? If she's recovering from cancer then there may be all kinds of chemicals in her system the dog noticed and didn't know how to react to. But I guess a muzzle is a good idea, and some extra training.

I'm not confident that asking the victim about funky cancer odors is the way to go.

 

[bellaozzydog]

It's sad, but the only responsible thing to do is have the dog put down.

Go fuck yourself

 

[Athos]

Go fuck yourself

Oviously you disagree. But I just can't understand how people are willing to risk their dog doing really serious harm to someone - it could have just as easily bitten a kid on the face, and scarred them for life, or cost them an eye. I love dogs, and grew up with them, so I undersand it would be heart-breaking, but it seems selfish not to do the right thing.

 

[D'wards]

Oviously you disagree. But I just can't understand how people are willing to risk their dog doing really serious harm to someone - it could have just as easily bitten a kid on the face, and scarred them for life, or cost them an eye. I love dogs, and grew up with them, so I undersand it would be heart-breaking, but it seems selfish not to do the right thing.

He's a pretty small fella, slightly larger than a Jack Russell. He's not gonna do anyone major harm, but obviously any bite is absolutely unacceptable

 

[Athos]

He's a pretty small fella, slightly larger than a Jack Russell. He's not gonna do anyone major harm, but obviously any bite is absolutely unacceptable

My mums aunt died after being biten by a small dog (her own); people with compromised immune systems are susceptible to infections from dog bites.

 

[bellaozzydog]

My mums aunt died after being biten by a small dog (her own); people with compromised immune systems are susceptible to infections from dog bites.

People with compromised immune systems are susceptible to infections, we should ban fomites

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[D'wards]

People with compromised immune systems are susceptible to infections, we should ban fomites

see SEE
Dog shoots man: Iowa pet pulls trigger on owner

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