PennywithHenry
Well-Known Member
Hi all. I'm sorry that is probably in the wrong section as it's doggy and legal related, however I'm worried sick and figured that this section had the highest forum-traffic....
To try and cut a long story as short as possible;
I went out today at about 12pm, putting my dogs in the pen, which is outside, but inside the barn, if that makes sense.
I return at about 2.30pm to find a notice from the RSPCA concerning my 2 dogs.
I phoned the RSPCA number and gave my details, assuming that the inspector in question would phone me back.
About half an hour later the RSPCA Inspector calls back round, the dogs were back inside, and had run of the garden. He asked me to go outside with him as he didn't want to enter the garden, due to my boys bhaviour, which I thought was odd, as yes, he's excitable, but then he's part terrier. He told me that he'd recieved a complaint re; my horse not having water and that he'd filled it up for me...I went round and discovered that he'd failed to spot the bright orange water tub and had, in fact, filled her empty breakfast tub
Oh, and he followed the hose into my closed outhouse to use the tap.
He'd then gone wandering around and 'discovered' my dogs in their pen inside the barn, and my boy had bitten him. To which I replied "Didn't your mother ever tell you not to touch a strange dog?" He had a go at me as the terrier had been scratting at the cncrete and could make his paws sore. I explained that the dogs only ever went in there if no one was home, it's usually no more than twice a week, and certainly no longer than 3 hours per time.
he showed me his hand and my boy had indeed broken the skin. However, this inspector had accessed my property without me being there, entered my barn and then put his hand over to the dogs....
My boy has never bitten or even growled before, the majrity of the time he's in the house with my almost 2 year old daughter, however, he must have felt threatened by a stranger entering his space without myself or my OH being present. I'm worried however incase he decided to take the bite further, where would I stand legally?
To try and cut a long story as short as possible;
I went out today at about 12pm, putting my dogs in the pen, which is outside, but inside the barn, if that makes sense.
I return at about 2.30pm to find a notice from the RSPCA concerning my 2 dogs.
I phoned the RSPCA number and gave my details, assuming that the inspector in question would phone me back.
About half an hour later the RSPCA Inspector calls back round, the dogs were back inside, and had run of the garden. He asked me to go outside with him as he didn't want to enter the garden, due to my boys bhaviour, which I thought was odd, as yes, he's excitable, but then he's part terrier. He told me that he'd recieved a complaint re; my horse not having water and that he'd filled it up for me...I went round and discovered that he'd failed to spot the bright orange water tub and had, in fact, filled her empty breakfast tub
He'd then gone wandering around and 'discovered' my dogs in their pen inside the barn, and my boy had bitten him. To which I replied "Didn't your mother ever tell you not to touch a strange dog?" He had a go at me as the terrier had been scratting at the cncrete and could make his paws sore. I explained that the dogs only ever went in there if no one was home, it's usually no more than twice a week, and certainly no longer than 3 hours per time.
he showed me his hand and my boy had indeed broken the skin. However, this inspector had accessed my property without me being there, entered my barn and then put his hand over to the dogs....
My boy has never bitten or even growled before, the majrity of the time he's in the house with my almost 2 year old daughter, however, he must have felt threatened by a stranger entering his space without myself or my OH being present. I'm worried however incase he decided to take the bite further, where would I stand legally?
