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Went for a walk with my wife and dog.. as we pass a house, a dog starts barking and snarling from behind a fence.

Posted by colin (aka colinski) Jun 3 '12, 18:47

The dog then proceeds to shove its way under the fence and attack my dog. The owners were standing there just saying "no" the entire time. Real effective. My dog, true to form, didn't fight back, just thought it was play time. The dog latched on to my dog and took a shred out of him. My wife kicked at the dog, but it tried to go at her/my dog again. I hauled back and kicked the dog in the side very hard. It rolled over and the owner managed to grab it.

Then, a woman that was on the sidewalk as well, just watching, started berating me for kicking a dog. "You never kick a dog! Ever. you should have walked away. You brought this pit bull down this street and angered that dog. Don't you ever walk that dog past this house again" We then argued loudly about how she was a bitch. Keep in mind, this woman didn't live at the house, just watched. And moments earlier, her dog and mine played in a happy way with no threats to anyone.

I'm fuming. I'm so pissed off that A) someone's dog would bite my dog and threaten my wife. The owners didn't so much as say "sorry". And B) that someone would berate me for defending my dog (who was not fighting back) and wife. I would kill that dog if it went after my wife. I love animals as much as anyone, but her reaction was fucked up.

So.. action time. Police report? The dog was unhinged and the owners have no control and an inadequate fence. I'm certain this has happened before by their reaction to the situation.

Responses:

As somebody who has owned (and had to put down) an aggressive dog, I can assure you it's *all* on the owner of the biter. -- nm - mara Jun 3, 19:39
thanks everyone :) animal control and police will be called first thing in the morning. -- nm - colin Jun 3, 19:38 1
- take your dog to the vet, and send them the bill for it, often it takes a monetary slap to get their attention to a problem, call the local school and - zeitgeist Jun 3, 20:10
That's horrible. Definitely file a police report and/or animal control report. -- nm - Dano Jun 3, 19:37
File a police report and a report with animal control. Expect the owner and the "bitch" to lie about what happened. - TWuG Jun 3, 19:27 5
- can I get the police to go by and get the dog's papers, you think? I need to know if the dog is up to date or if I'll need to get shots for my dogs. -- nm - colin Jun 3, 19:31 4
  - Get shots regardless. The attacking dog probably hasn't gotten regular vet care. - TWuG Jun 3, 19:34
  - Would animal control have that - assuming it's licensed. If not, that's another count against it. Assuming you're required to license them there? -- nm - MojaveMeg Jun 3, 19:33 2
    - they require it... but it's supposedly so they can get the animal back to you if it's picked up. - colin Jun 3, 19:35 1
      - Right, we have to provide a rabies shot verification to renew a license. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jun 3, 19:39
definately file reports everywhere. and get pictures of all the dog's damage. document everything you can - peglegpete Jun 3, 19:18 1
- in fact, do not go on that street again if you can help it. if the owner is a jerk, you want to honestly say you have never been back since the attack -- nm - peglegpete Jun 3, 19:20
Actually I'd call both Police AND Animal Control Officer. I hate to say this but the dog should perhaps be put down. - JenBro Jun 3, 18:56 4
- maybe. I`m thinking the woman oughta be, too -- nm - mud Jun 3, 19:23 1
  - the woman first, the dog has a chance of learning from that -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 3, 20:26
- and that's my concern. our dog is okay. he's a sweetie, but tough. that dog could have easily ripped in to a kid or smaller dog. -- nm - colin Jun 3, 19:15 1
  - Exactly - it's aggression is out of check. It's prolly not a question of "if" but "when" something worse than today will happen. -- nm - JenBro Jun 3, 19:17
and a vet bill. get your dog dressed, I've had an ear blow up like a balloon (hematoma) and then that ear was bent/floppy (actually looked cute) but - zeitgeist Jun 3, 18:52
That is mesed -- nm - shaun Jun 3, 18:51 3
- Messed up. Take pics of the damage to your dog and totally file a report. Out of curiosity, breed of the attacking dog? -- nm - shaun Jun 3, 18:52 2
  - attacking dog was mixed, but had some pit/rotty in him. about the same size as our dog (50 - 60 lbs) -- nm - colin Jun 3, 18:53 1
    - scary stuff man, hope it all works out. -- nm - shaun Jun 3, 19:12
Yes police report & mention that their nosy neighbor made it a necessity. - Epiphany Jun 3, 18:50
Police report. And dog of pool on the bitch's porch. -- nm - Mop Jun 3, 18:50
Oh yeah, definitely. I'd be there first thing in the morning to file a report. -- nm - kelly Jun 3, 18:49
I'm inclined to agree re: the police report. Sorry about the rough night. -- nm - Jelly Jun 3, 18:49

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