My dog was attacked today.

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OH was walking our dog. Lucy, today when she was attacked, without any provocation, by a large GS. Our dog was on the lead as they were near a road and so was the GS but it was determined to have Lucy and the woman couldn't hold it back. Poor Lucy ended up terribly shocked and with a deep wound in her shoulder which needed a vet visit and several clips, cost to us of £50, and we have to go back for at least one further visit.

The woman was very apologetic, but this dog is very aggressive, if anyone goes near the field in which it has free range (but well fenced) it goes mental, and I feel she should muzzle it when taking it out for walks if she can't control it, at least it couldn't do any harm if she lost control again.

I think she should pay our vet fees and I feel like buying a muzzle and giving it to her with the vets bill and the warning "next time it might be a child".

Opinions?
 
Poor Lucy :( hope she makes a full recovery.

She certainly should pay any Vet's fee's, did you get her name and number?

It wouldn't bother me if a dog is aggressive in it's own territory, obviously as long as it is securely contained. However surely she must now use a muzzle whilst out walking, might be worth speaking to the police?
 
Speak to the dog warden as this woman needs reporting, I would also give her your vets bill. I hope your dog makes a full recovery. Just because a dog is dog aggressive dosnt make it a potential child killer but if a child was walking their dog and the same thing happened to them they could well get bitten. This woman even walking it on the lead is failing to keep it under control and should at the very least make sure its wearing a muzzle.
 
Have you got her name and number? If so I'd contact her for a chat and inform her that you've had to take your dog for veterinary treatment as a result of her dog's actions and that you feel she ought to be liable for the bill as this incident was instigated by her dog which she failed to be in control of. I would also be advising that she muzzles the dog in public places in future. If she gets arsey or refuses to pay the bill then report to dog warden and police. I've been in a similar situation before only rather than being on the lead it was a dog that escaped from a house as we were walking past, no obvious damage done at the time, although did get dog checked by vet to be sure and said dog did later develop problems with her back and hindlegs that I'm still of the opinion may have been related to this incident. In the end did not report as owner was very apologetic, paid my vet bill and took steps to make sure it couldn't happen again.
 
Thank you for your replies. I think I will have a word with the owner first, particularly as our dog is now very clingy and gets distressed if we leave the room. I'm hoping this will be temporary. The frightening thing was that the dog actually pulled the lead out of its owners hands to get to our dog, who is completely non-aggressive, she didn't even retaliate when attacked.
 
Definitely report the owner and get her to pay the vet bill. She clearly didn't have control of her dog, which means she can be prosecuted under the Dangerous Dogs Act, and from the sounds of the dog's history, should have been muzzled.

I hope your dog gets better soon. I remember when my dog was attacked when he was 8 months old and it was my worst nightmare. Man had no control over his dog (dog actually pulled him over) and the owner knew his dog was aggressive but had it off the lead! I hope your dog manages to rebuild her confidence, she sounds so sweet and it's horrible that she was attacked :(
 
Unfortunately police won't be interested in a dog on dog attack. However I would definitely speak to the owner, hopefully she will have the decency to offer to pay your vets bill. I would also speak to the dog warden, if it is a decent pro active one then they will quite likely go and have a word with the owner. I hope your girl makes a speedy recovery, hard as it is I would try not to make to much of a fuss of her, just be brisk and matter of fact and she will hopefully become more confident.
 
Sending Lucy lots of healing thoughts xx

Please report this to your local dog warden, I visit a dog forum that has a great list of DW by area so here are a few contact details listed under Yorkshire.

Richmondshire dog warden 01748 82 91 00
Craven dog warden 01756 70 06 00
Hambleton dog warden 08452 41 72 53
Scarborough dog warden 01723 23 25 35
Harrogate dog warden 01423 55 66 33
Ryedale dog warden 01653 60 06 66 Ext 208
City Of York dog warden 01904 55 15 30
Selby dog warden 01757 29 21 23 / 07970 59 51 99

Barnsley dog warden 01226 77 25 40
Sheffield dog warden 0114 203 74 10/411
Doncaster dog warden 01302 73 60 00
Rotherham dog warden 01709 33 60 03

Bradford dog warden 01274 43 39 27
Leeds dog warden 0845 124 01 13
Calderdale dog warden 01422 39 23 73
Kirklees dog warden 01484 22 68 83
Wakefield dog warden 0845 850 65 06

I would also still pop in to your local police station (if you have one) and speak to the desk sergeant. Although this was a dog on dog attack the perpetrator is a large powerful breed (not bashing - I grew up with GSDs and adore them) and next time it could be Grandma Jones walking Mitzie and the consequences could be even more serious.

And yes, contact the owner regarding the vet bill.
 
p.s. also meant to say that a large muzzled dog intent on attack can use the muzzle as a battering ram and that can cause horrific injuries. If the woman can't even hold/pull off the dog he can still hurt another :(
 
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Thanks for the DW list, Strawbz.

I know even with a muzzle they can inflict "battering" damage, but at least it enables people to try and get hold of it relatively safely without having chunks torn out of them.
 
Ah OK. I was going off this bit as some people do think a muzzled dog can do no harm.

Tammytoo said:
The woman was very apologetic, but this dog is very aggressive, if anyone goes near the field in which it has free range (but well fenced) it goes mental, and I feel she should muzzle it when taking it out for walks if she can't control it, at least it couldn't do any harm if she lost control again.
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Hope Lucy is feeling much better.
 
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I really hope your dog heals soon. Unfortunately, and as Murphy's minder quite rightly says, the police aren't interested at all in dog on dog attacks.

The law needs changing!!!!! Once again healing wishes sent xx
 
A dog in our street was killed by another dog that was wondering the street. Police totally uninterested, so what happens if its a child next time?
 
Definately ask her to pay the vets bill and tell her you're concerned about the dog. Hopefully she'll be horrified by the whole thing anyway and will be taking steps to gain control of the dog / muzzle it whatever. If she refuses to pay the bill, report it to the police?
 
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