Elderly pet bitten on park walk (From Dorset Echo)
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Elderly pet bitten on park walk
10:30am Monday 22nd October 2012 in News
A DOG owner is appealing for a man to come forward after his pet attacked hers during a walk. The woman was with her 14-year-old dog on Wool recreation ground when she said that the attack took place. “My dog was on the lead and this other one came running over.
“I said ‘no’, but the next thing I know, she’s got my dog round the neck.
“She shook him and pinned him down to the ground.”
The attacked dog suffered two puncture wounds above the ear, bruising and a bite to the inside of his mouth.
The incident, on Wednesday October 17, resulted in a hefty vet’s bill for the owner.
The woman, who does not want to be named, added: “Eventually my dog struggled free out of his collar and ran off home.”
She described the attacking dog as quite young, with dark fur and a flash of white down the front.
She added that it had pale yellow-orange eyes and could have been a Staffordshire bull terrier or Rottweiler cross-breed.
Anyone with information should contact the Purbeck dog warden on 01929 556561 or by email to envservices@purbeck-dc.gov.uk
Comments(4)
K9
says...
11:07am Mon 22 Oct 12
annotator1
says...
11:32am Mon 22 Oct 12
It is not the dogs fault. It is the fault of the owner, in every case!
stench
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2:21pm Mon 22 Oct 12
Some dogs are simply dangerous and unpredictable.
Like the myth of 'blame the parents' for a tennager gone off the rails, when in many cases the parents do all they can to lead their children on the right path.
tougher regulations for certain types of dogs, and a tighter cap on what dogs are allowed to be walked (or worse, off the lead) in a public place!
snowleopard says...
10:56am Mon 22 Oct 12
SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE AGAINST OWNERS.