Mates Dog attacked by Rottweiler
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One of my Mates had his Dog attacked yesterday by a Rottweiler which was not on a lead. His dog is 12 years old deaf and blind and was on a lead.
It's one of those dogs that looks like an Ewok !
It's made a right mess of her back and cost about £250 in Vets bills. It was totally unprovoked.
Police are not interested. If the owner shows no interest in helping with the bills will they have any luck with the Small Claims Online ?
It's one of those dogs that looks like an Ewok !
It's made a right mess of her back and cost about £250 in Vets bills. It was totally unprovoked.
Police are not interested. If the owner shows no interest in helping with the bills will they have any luck with the Small Claims Online ?
nick heppinstall said:
Police are not interested. If the owner shows no interest in helping with the bills will they have any luck with the Small Claims Online ?
Hassle the police. This is an issue under the Dangerous Dogs Act (I trust your mate was worried he'd get bitten) and the Rottie was "out of control" as it was off-lead. Some Forces will take action in these situations - a friend of mine had to go down the station when her dog was attacked but she got the blame from the other party (well, for a short while - when pictures of her injuries were shown the other party suddenly tried to withdraw their claim).
What did the Rottie owner say?
nick heppinstall said:
Thanks guys. Unfortunatley no other Witnesses. Happened in an allotment.
Approach the vet. Ask if he'd be willing to write a statement re your mates dog; if there is evidence that the dog is 12, and deaf and blind it would be good evidence it wasn't picking a fight with the rottie.Add in a witness statement from your mate saying that the dog was on a lead and attacked unprovoked by the rottie, and you have the basis for a successful claim.
An issue he may have is that a dog on a lead would be more likely to give a negative response to a dog not on a lead as it cannot get away from the situation and also maybe the fact it is blind and deaf it could have been shocked and attacked. I'm not sying that is the case, just playing devils advocate.
Why weren't the police interested, it seems so strange that there are so many "police weren't interested" stories? Have you contacted the RSPCA and explained the issue to them?
I thought in these situations, the RSPCA pay the owner a visit to see the dog for themselves and to see how the dog reacts to them and to other dogs, if it's deemed dangerous, the dog is destroyed. I would have thought the police, at the very minimum, would have told your to speak with the RSPCA first.
I thought in these situations, the RSPCA pay the owner a visit to see the dog for themselves and to see how the dog reacts to them and to other dogs, if it's deemed dangerous, the dog is destroyed. I would have thought the police, at the very minimum, would have told your to speak with the RSPCA first.
Edited by Regiment on Monday 21st March 12:19
eybic said:
An issue he may have is that a dog on a lead would be more likely to give a negative response to a dog not on a lead as it cannot get away from the situation and also maybe the fact it is blind and deaf it could have been shocked and attacked. I'm not sying that is the case, just playing devils advocate.
LOL If you saw the dog you would understand it would not be attacking a Rottweiler
Do you have a picture of the dog which was attacked?
In all seriousness I would expect a small claim to be successful if the attacked dog is blind/deaf, a blind dog on lead is going to struggle to have a fight.... Plus with the other dog being a Rottie, the judge will already be thinking of Sun Headlines about devil dogs (as likely as not).
As TomJS has said, a note from the vet would be good evidence of the condition of the dog in terms of its fighting ability.....
The other question for a court to look at would be what injuries did the Rottie suffer? Of course, if "your" dog attacked first then you might reasonably expect a bite puncture wound from the first attack.
But also the DDA can be relied upon for the fact that a dog is deemed out of control if off lead, to use as further evidence in any civil claim you might bring..
I take it by response from the Rottie owner you mean in terms of whether or not they will pay for the vet bills?
In all seriousness I would expect a small claim to be successful if the attacked dog is blind/deaf, a blind dog on lead is going to struggle to have a fight.... Plus with the other dog being a Rottie, the judge will already be thinking of Sun Headlines about devil dogs (as likely as not).
As TomJS has said, a note from the vet would be good evidence of the condition of the dog in terms of its fighting ability.....
The other question for a court to look at would be what injuries did the Rottie suffer? Of course, if "your" dog attacked first then you might reasonably expect a bite puncture wound from the first attack.
But also the DDA can be relied upon for the fact that a dog is deemed out of control if off lead, to use as further evidence in any civil claim you might bring..
I take it by response from the Rottie owner you mean in terms of whether or not they will pay for the vet bills?
nick heppinstall said:
Yeah they have pics and it's not a nice sight.... The Rot just picked her up and shook her like a toy ....
I don't mean of the injuries as the vet's bill would clarify those, I mean if it looks like an old blind dog in a picture then it's going to be highly unlikely that it was the aggressor.Gassing Station | Speed, Plod & the Law | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff