How do you report a dangerous dog?

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My staffy was attacked a few days ago by a labrador [if anyone dares to try tell me ever again that they are all sweet and lovely i will flip] this is the 2nd lab he has been attacked by now.
It was completely unprovoked,he was just on the lead walking past the house,woman opens her front door this dog came flying at him on a retractable lead,lead ran out and handle got pulled out of her hand.
Dog the grabbed hold of my staffys face,then went on to bite him very nastily on his back end.
The owner is about 70 if she is a day and obviously not strong enough to control this dog.

My dog ended up with a bite mark right next to his eye another mm and he could have lost an eye,then we had the problem of trying to not let blood get into his eye.

And bless his little heart he did not even fight back or try to defend himself,so much for a vicious staffy eh.

Now i was happy to let it go once i had calmed down i forked out vets fee when i was going to send it to her,but due to her age i thought it would be a bit mean to land an pensioner with a hefty bill.
But now it attacked my neighbours dog too in a similar incident today,her dog has come off slightly worse than mine though.

Its means it when it goes for them real nasty,it took a fair few kicks to the ribs to get it off my dog [dont care what any of you say,if its going to attack my dog it will get a few boots]


I have now decided i want to report her as does my neighbour but we dont know how to go about it?

Some people should nto be allowed dogs and she is one of them,she cant control it for love nor money and its attacked 2 dogs within days of each other.
 
Im not sure but i think i recall an owner been forced to make his dog wear a muzzle when it was out on walks.

At first i put it down to territory as it attacked ty as we were going past the house,but it attacked my neighbours down the walking lane today again unprovoked.
 
He is fine nothing major after we stopped the bleeding,just took him in to check him over.

Neighbours dog required stitches though.
 
Not sure how you would go about it to be honest but maybe call the police for advice? I *think* they can pay the owner a call and tell her she has to be in control of her dog at all times as a responsible owner. Not sure what else they can do to be honest but I'm sure there are others on here with more knowledge about it
 
dog warden of some kind maybe, or the rspca may go round and give the lady some advice.
 
Okie doke thanks guys,im not one to kick up a fuss when it comes to animals fighting it happens sometimes.
But i feel all dog owners should be more than capable of controlling there dogs,and dog should have enough respect for the owner to obey the call off command.

I think she could do with a smaller dog imo at her age,she just cant control her at all.

And seen as this is not a territorial once off incident i feel for other dogs safety in the village i need to speak up and do something.
 
We had an incident with a dog in the village. The owner seemed to think that because it was a little shitzu that it was ok for it to run riot and be a menace. It attacked numerous dogs and bit an old lady and the dog warden managed to inforce an order on the owner ensuring the dog wore a muzzle at all times when in public.

Owner managed to get around that by putting the muzzle on the horrible little thing but not fixing it to its face....so the little cretin ended up going for my already very nervous German Shephard and putting her back about ten paces in her rehabilitation. If my foot hadn't have got there first I have no doubt he would have actually really hurt my girl despite him being small and her being rather big.

The dog warden has been fantastic throughout, and he is following up on them frequently. Still doesn't give my dog what tiny bit of confidence she did have back.

As for those bloody retractable leads....they should be banned in my opinion!
 
have been thinking some more... maybe dog warden is the right person. perhaps i was thinking about the criminal side of dangerous dogs (hubby is policeman)... perhaps it's not a criminal issue, but is a civil one... in which case ask local dog warden for advice (usually employed by district councils round my way).

i agree, all dog owners (and i mean ALL, even the ones with yorkie terriers) should be responsible and in control at all times. this lady needs dog ownership lessons! x
 
well it may end up being a small child on the other end walking a dog, you cant take that risk.
 
Report it to the police who may deal with it, or refer it to the council dog warden.

Dog on dog attacks fall under legislation from 1870 something, not the more recent dangerous dog laws, so whoever deals with it will make a complaint to the magistrates who may make an order for the dog to be kept under control.

That is the 'official' answer if you like - however this in an elderly lady and the dog may be her only companion so maybe a knock on her door when you don't have your dog with you might yield more success without bad feeling. She might need some help with finding a dog trainer, or fitting a gate or a muzzle and friendly locals could allow her and her dog to co-exist with everybody else for a few more years.
 
TBH MH clearly this dog is too much for her,i had an idea of maybe popping in to see her [obviously without dog or baby in tow] and offer to take her to the rspca and maybe swap in that dog for something smaller.

She lives on her own i think so maybe wanted a reliable companion but got a bad un.
 
Dog warden.

I feckin' HATE retractable leads, I would love to burn them all.
Hope your boy is OK. Sounds like this dog is a bit too much for her.

There is a man we always meet on the beach who allows his JRTs to run loose up to my two GSDs (always on leads in public) barking and yapping, despite me calling to him to keep them back. Guess who would get the blame if something happened?!
 
Oh you know it would be the GSD's fault....big nasty dogs they are
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would never be a small, well behaved, yappy thing causing trouble...
 
Hi

I had in incidence with our neighbour not long ago where their dog was attacking our dogs in our garden! I contacted our dog warden and they said to talk to the owner in the first instance and if we had any problems she would pay them a visit herself. I did get my partner to go round and chat with them and the problem has now been resolved. The warden did take it very seriously though so I would definately get in contact. You can get the number or email address from your councils website.

My vets bill was £150 and the warden said I could have given it my neigbours but I was insured myself so it wasn't so bad.

Good luck and hope your doggie is ok, I absolutely hate any sort of dog fights, let alone when its your own.
 
Hi,

I haven't read all the replies yet as i'm about to dish up dinner so apologies if it has been said already but:

The dangerous dog's act has recently, or is just about to, change so that any dog (of any breed) that attack a another animal or human will now be subject to being destroyed.

Check the actual wording but that's the gist of it...

Like I said, apologies if has already been said but it's worth bearing in mind.

As for who you would contact, I would echo dog warden or have a chat with the local police. Although I would also say have a word with the owner first - more out of politeness than anything.

Hope you're dog is okay and doesn't have any negative effects on future 'dog-meeting'!!
 
In the first instance, I would go round and talk to her to see if you can help her arrive at a solution to make the dog safer/ more managable. If you think that muzzles, training etc would not be sufficient to help her cope, call the local RSPCA and explain the situation to see if they will go round and give her some advice or persuade her to surrender the dog.

I would imagine that in the first instance you are not trying to get the dog put down, and an official complaint to the police about it is far more likely to achieve this end without other avenues being fully explored.
 
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