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So, 16.40 yesterday afternoon and I'm walking from my front door to my car (a 15/20 metre walk). A man in his late thirties approaches from the other direction with a HUGE Rottweiler on a lead. I'm not frightened of dogs so I think nothing of it and walk past. As I draw level with them, without any provocation whatsoever the dog lurches up at me with its jaws wide open and tries to bite me on the face! Rather keen to avoid this I raise my forearm in front of my face and the dog promptly bites my arm.
Luckily, I was wearing quite a thick down jacket and as a result the bite didn't break the skin. However, I have pretty severe bruising and my jacket is ruined as the dog tore a 7/8 inch hole in it and a large quantity of down was strewn across the pavement.
The owner was very apologetic, I was in a state of shock. I had no idea what the protocol was for post-dog attack incidents, but I told him he'd have to pay me £160 for the jacket (for that is what it cost me). He knows where I live and he lives two doors down from me. Despite promising he'd come over with the money, he hasn't yet (which is entirely predictable). I didn't consider calling the police at the time as in my experience they really aren't interested in proper crime, let alone this sort of thing which I assume would be a civil matter.
Obviously, the dog may have done this before and it could do it again. I wouldn't fancy a child's chances against that thing. So, should I just report the dog anyway? The guy lives in an HMO with a bunch of full-time dossers who've caused havoc on our road for a while. If their dog gets put-down I'm potentially opening myself up to a campaign of vandalism/harassment with no chance of police support.
Weeing in the owner's shoes is not an option as that would necessitate entering this beast's lair. Similarly, I am unaware of any model within the Bomber range capable of delivering the knock-out blow to this hell hound.
Honestly report it, the owner will get a bollocking and the dog should be muzzled in public; and thats from someone who is very pro dog.
It won't necessarily be destroyed, if this is a first offence.
Do the bruise look to be caused by teeth? As if they don't he could deny the incident unless you have witnesses
Report it.
/there will now follow arguments.
As above.
Report it.
seriously, it could be a child's face next time
/there will now follow arguments.
You reckon? I don't think even TJ could start an argument on this one
No argument from this quarter... Report it.
Should be reported really, but understand that doing so could make life difficult seeing as the perp & the beast live a few doors down.
I think that the Dangerours Dogs Act states maximum 6 months at the mercy of 'Big Vern' in the showers of D Wing is possible for the owner as the dog has bitten you
Nor mine (and I'm a dog owner)
Report it.
Indeed - it is a criminal offence - report it. You don't no report crimes because you are scared of retaliation.
harsh though it may be, how would you feel if you do nothing and a kid does get mauled?
I don't really see how you have much choice but to let the police know.
Report it.
and Z1's ftw.
I think obviously the 'right' thing to do is report it.
However we have no idea how relations with you neighbours will develop only you can call that.
REPORT THE OWNER FOR HAVING A DANGEROUS DOG.
Report it from this dog owner too.
Report him.. You could be eating through a straw right now!
Have him killed. And the dog. And all the dossers in the house. And maybe his extended family too. Bingo... you have negated the chance of retaliation, and improved the environment of all your neighbours, thus earning their eternal gratitude. Its a win/win 😀
were you wearing McMeaties New Megameat Aftershave?
Dog owner here as well. Please report it.
Report it without hesitation ,you got lucky and they are big dogs if they do turn and it could/will do some serious damage to someone if it wants.
please report.
REPORT THE OWNER FOR HAVING A DANGEROUS [b]and out of control [/b]DOG.
Anyway HMO full of dossers, you really think you'll begetting a couple of weeks worth of giro out of them?
EDIT HMO full of dossers? off to the council offices, find out who owns the house, write to owner that you will be reporting THEM for allowing a dangerous dog to kept ont heir property. Although it's probably nothing to do with the owners, most landlords don't allow pets, and specifically ones that cause them grief.
Call the police. Report it. Next time someone's face and you live with the fact you didn't report it and prevent something truly horrific.
Are you sure it was a dog that tore your clothes and not a Paramedic?
seriously, it could be a child's face next time
Could be worse then, I doubt a child's face could even scratch a down jacket.
I'd report it - and would be keen for the dog to be destroyed.
There is no way i'd want to be living a few doors down from a dog like that - they have no place as domestic pets and should be removed before it rips someones face off.
call the police. I had a large Rottweiler come out of a house in our village at me when i was on my bike. I called the police and they followed it up with a visit to the owner. The dog was roaming free about the village, where we took my (<1yr old) daughter out in the pushchair for walks.
If it is not reported how can any preventative action be taken? Imagine if it were, as mentioned, a small child that was bitten next time and how you would feel.
Also, if you have sustained an injury then surely that needs to be reported? Yes, the person will know it was you that called the police, but they would surely be expecting that to happen after you were bitten?
report it to the kennel club..
it's obviously some sort of counterfeit rottweiler if it can't even bite through
quite a thick down jacket
and report it to the police too
out of control dogs and their owners are a menace..
As someone who set up a Facebook page for her dog and has been known to refer to him as her 'furry son' - report it! If the dog attacks people without provocation whilst it's on a lead, it's blatantly dangerous. It could do serious harm, especially to children or to other pets.
My in-laws recently acquired an ill-tempered Yorkiepoo - despite looking like a tiny ewok, he's muzzled when taken into parks and the like as he can be a bit nippy. They've got a trainer for him, which will hopefully lead to better behaviour - I fear that your neighbour's rottie won't get that unless his owner has an official visit, and his behaviour will be left unchecked. Too many people dismiss their dog's misbehaviour as a 'one-off', and sometimes it is. But sometimes, it's a kid's face, then you end up with a scarred (or worse) kid and a destroyed dog.
harsh though it may be, how would you feel if you do nothing and a kid does get mauled?
This, 100 times over. report it right now!
RA RA SHOUTY SHOUT.
Not really sure of the relevance of including the breed of the dog in the title. Probably wouldn't be as provocative if the thread was titled 'Attacked by a dog outside my home'. Either way if it was a Pug or a Mastif an attack by a dog should be reported and you're going to have to deal with the consequences.
Or you could just shy away for an easy life and do nothing about it.
You know the thing you should be doing you just seem to want the internet to tell you it would be ok to do the easy thing.
Watch Tyranasaur.
Then machette the dogs head off, sit on a chair in your front garden and wait for the owner.
Or report it
MM
How do you know this is the first instance of this dog attacking someone? The owner could have already recieved a warning regarding the behaviour of dog, If its 'having a go' while on the lead really its only a matter of time before it does some poor soul real damage.
Report it, its the sensible thing to do.
report him from, i had a rottie all my life if you can't control your dog / any dog, you shouldn't be allowed to keep it. at the very least should be muzzled
Having previously owned, what some would incorrectly call, a dangerous dog, I would say mention it to the Police.
It doesn't have to be a formalised report, just something that the police are aware of and let them make the deicision. If there have been previous reports, they will obviously know.
You sound like there has been a bit of a shock and I apologise on behalf of all responsible dog owners and hope it doesn't make you feel negatively about man's best friend.
MountainMutant - I watched that last night. Isn't it necessary to beat it to death with a baseball bat before lopping its head off?
- they have no place as domestic pets and should be removed before it rips someones face off.
So are you saying that all rotties should be banned?
I do however agree like I said above that this dog should be reported.
rotties make great family dogs, and with kind owners are very loyal friendly breeds. dogs will take on personality of the owner, if they're a tool so the dog will be. don't descend into daily mail stereotypes about evil dogs.
there are procedures inplace for this sort of thing - here they have failed.Nice of you to get in your usual dog bashing while you are at it
The best way to learn from mistake is to go to no fault incident analyis. But you would rather hammer people for mistakes wouldn't you. An increase not decrease in training would not go amiss as well (sic)
rotties make great family dogs,
epecially if you want to downsize the number of kids you have to feed whilst reducing the spend on dog food - win win for poor chavs
billysugger - MemberRA RA SHOUTY SHOUT.
Not really sure of the relevance of including the breed of the dog in the title. Probably wouldn't be as provocative if the thread was titled 'Attacked by a dog outside my home'. Either way if it was a Pug or a Mastif an attack by a dog should be reported and you're going to have to deal with the consequences.
Or you could just shy away for an easy life and do nothing about it.
You know the thing you should be doing you just seem to want the internet to tell you it would be ok to do the easy thing.
Sit on it Cunningham and take the outrage bus back to the depot 😉
I've reported it to the police (on the non-emergency number, obviously) and will now wait for them to do whatever it is they do about this type of thing. Bugger the jacket, no chance of getting any money back for that (and better that than a 'child's face' etc etc). I like dogs, but if this one ends up getting put-down it may be for the best.
Good man.
rotties make great family dogs, and with kind owners are very loyal friendly breeds. dogs will take on personality of the owner, if they're a tool so the dog will be. don't descend into daily mail stereotypes about evil dogs.
+ 1
I'm a fish owner and I think you've done the right thing.
I'm a child owner and you've *definitely* done the right thing!