Dangerous dog law ?

[bonny]

I witnessed a dog attacking its owner this morning and apart from feeling hopeless about how I watched and didn’t intervene I realise I have no idea if the law applies if your own dog attacks you ? It’s not concerning a bully dog but it is a big intimidating breed.

 

[Amymay Again]

If it was in public, the law applies.

 

[bonny]

If it was in public, the law applies.

I’ve tried phoning 101 but keep getting told there is a substantial delay, it was in public, I’m wanting something to be done but the owner doesn’t,

 

[Tiddlypom]

What a shocking thing for you to witness . You might have got injured too if you’d tried to intervene.

Please do persevere with reporting it on 101. As this happened in public it needs reporting no matter what the owner wishes.

The owner will be concerned about what will happen to the dog, but public safety must come first.

 

[Roxylola]

That sounds a horrible situation for you.
You might be able to report online - our local force facilitates that, I've done it a couple of times

 

[bonny]

That sounds a horrible situation for you.
You might be able to report online - our local force facilitates that, I've done it a couple of times

Thank you. I’ll try and do that.

 

[Pearlsacarolsinger]

I’ve tried phoning 101 but keep getting told there is a substantial delay, it was in public, I’m wanting something to be done but the owner doesn’t,

You can report online

 

[skinnydipper]

I witnessed a dog attacking its owner this morning and apart from feeling hopeless about how I watched and didn’t intervene I realise I have no idea if the law applies if your own dog attacks you ? It’s not concerning a bully dog but it is a big intimidating breed.

Just out of interest, did you see what happened leading up to the attack?

 

[bonny]

Just out of interest, did you see what happened leading up to the attack?

Yes, I was walking towards him with my dog and his started barking and lunging at mine so I turned away to go back the way I had come. The other dog went crazy, I thought he was going to let him go so I stopped and at that point the dog went for him. Scary how quickly he was on the floor and he was lucky that the dog was hanging on to his arm and not his throat, still did a lot of damage.

 

[skinnydipper]

That sounds like redirected aggression.

 

[skinnydipper]

the dog was hanging on to his arm and not his throat, still did a lot of damage.

What breed was it, bonny?

 

[bonny]

What breed was it, bonny?

German shepherd

 

[Tiddlypom]

That sounds like redirected aggression.

Indeed - dog wanted Bonny and/or her dog but it turned on the owner instead. Thanks goodness that the owner kept hold of the dog, or we might have been reading about this in the news not realising that it was you, Bonny, that was involved.

How incredibly frightening.

 

[Bellaboo18]

How terrifying and as above, thank goodness he kept hold of the dog.

 

[skinnydipper]

German shepherd

I hope the owner has the sense to have the dog muzzled in future, and kept on a lead.

 

[Tiddlypom]

I hope the owner has the sense to have the dog muzzled in future.

Sod a muzzle, the dog should be put down.

 

[stormox]

Was the owner badly injured? I think you should respect the owners wishes, he knows his dog best. Redirected aggression can be controlled, or managed.

 

[FieldOrnaments]

Sod a muzzle, the dog should be put down.

Sadly agree with this - a muzzle on walks won't save the owner in their own home, or neighbours if it got out of the garden for instance.

 

[bonny]

Was the owner badly injured? I think you should respect the owners wishes, he knows his dog best. Redirected aggression can be controlled, or managed.

He’s in hospital but I don’t know more than that and he’s not in control if he’s on the floor being mauled by his own dog.

 

[Goldenstar]

You need to report it Bonny .

 

[stormox]

He’s in hospital but I don’t know more than that and he’s not in control if he’s on the floor being mauled by his own dog.

At least give him time to think. You don't know him or his dog, or his situation. He may not have been in control then, but hopefully he will be in future.

 

[MereChristmas]

At least give him time to think. You don't know him or his dog, or his situation. He may not have been in control then, but hopefully he will be in future.

My bold print.
Sorry, I disagree, this needs reporting.

 

[Mrs. Jingle]

At least give him time to think. You don't know him or his dog, or his situation. He may not have been in control then, but hopefully he will be in future.

But you could say that about any dog attack! Oh well hopefully he can control it next time. Lucky old Bonny that when he lost control his dog attacked him and not Bonny or her dog.

Report it as soon as you can Bonny the dog needs euthanizing before it tries to attack another person or their dog again. How awful for you to have witnessed that though.

 

[Jenko109]

It's one thing to redirect and put teeth on skin, but to get you on the floor and go at you? Nope.

 

[Amymay Again]

At least give him time to think. You don't know him or his dog, or his situation. He may not have been in control then, but hopefully he will be in future.

If he had not held on to the dog Bonny would be in hospital or possibly the morgue. What's to actually think about?

 

[stormox]

If he had not held on to the dog Bonny would be in hospital or possibly the morgue. What's to actually think about?

There's a lot of 'if's' .....but he DID hold onto it. None of us knows how injured this chap is. He may even have had the dog put down. Or he might only have a slight bite. We don't know. Surely the injured party has to do the reporting? It'd be an awful world if every dog who had a bark at someone was ordered to be killed because someone saw it. Everyone is paparazzi judge and jury these days.

 

[Fjord]

There's a lot of 'if's' .....but he DID hold onto it. None of us knows how injured this chap is. He may even have had the dog put down. Or he might only have a slight bite. We don't know. Surely the injured party has to do the reporting? It'd be an awful world if every dog who had a bark at someone was ordered to be killed because someone saw it. Everyone is paparazzi judge and jury these days.

The dog didn't just have a bark though. It brought it's owner to the ground, bit him and hospitalised him. I think that's a strong argument for having it PTS.

 

[Fjord]

OP, I hope you're OK, that must have been horrible to witness.

 

[FieldOrnaments]

Reporting doesn't mean it will definitely be pts but it will be assessed by people qualified to do so who are also impartial to the animal and situation, which its owner isn't.

 

[JFTDWS]

I don’t understand why some people are so blasé about aggression in dogs. This dog brought a grown man to the ground in a public place and injured him sufficiently to put him in hospital. Of course the police should be involved.