Just been bitten by a neighbour's dog

Just been bitten by a neighbour's dog

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anonymous-user

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53 months

Wednesday 25th May 2022
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Mark V GTD

2,194 posts

123 months

Wednesday 25th May 2022
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Wasn’t there a thread exactly like this a week or two ago?

Shaw Tarse

31,543 posts

202 months

Jamescrs

4,445 posts

64 months

Wednesday 25th May 2022
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Your options are either do nothing and let it go or report it to the Police, obviously your neighbour will know who has reported them and they will likely fall out with you over it.

There's no half way house here I'm afraid.

LosingGrip

7,805 posts

158 months

Wednesday 25th May 2022
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anonymous said:
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I'd personally pop down to minor injuries/phone 111. Dog bites can be nasty from an infection side of things.

I'd also contact the police. It's jumped up and bitten your hand...thats face height for a child. There should be a dog liaison officer (DLO) who can review the incident. We often deal with incidents like this with a dog behaviour contract. It could be has to have a muzzle on when outside, always be on a lead etc, make sure garden is secure. Then if something happens again they can look at taking it further with court etc.

CrgT16

1,925 posts

107 months

Wednesday 25th May 2022
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Did the dog actually bit you? As you describe it seems the dogs tooth grazed your skin but it wasn’t actually a bite? How did the dog stop attacking you? Did he just jump towards you and then walked off?

Check for infection obviously. Maybe the dog was being territorial. Report to the police if not sure.

I probably wouldn’t bother but see how the dog behaves going forward.

Mark V GTD

2,194 posts

123 months

Wednesday 25th May 2022
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Shaw Tarse said:
That’s the one - well done!

juice

8,508 posts

281 months

Wednesday 25th May 2022
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As a dog owner, totally on your side. A picket fence is just dumb when you know you have a territorial dog. They really should be putting in decent fencing. We have Stock proof with a beech hedge at the front, and hit/miss fencing on one side with 6ft treliis panels as a fence on the other and if needs be - bi-fold drive gates.

stinkyspanner

700 posts

76 months

Wednesday 25th May 2022
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My wife got bitten on the nose by a friend of a friend's dog a few years ago with absolutely no warning. It was a rescue dog apparently, I wish I'd reported it but I was more concerned about my wife..
I'd be very tempted to report it if I was you, the owners can't really complain can they? They've let their dog escape and it's bit someone which is pretty hard to justify in my book

loskie

5,143 posts

119 months

Wednesday 25th May 2022
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was it a gingery coloured cocker? They are known to have behavioural issues and sadly the only solution is to have them put down. Although this will be tough with a neighbour you should report it to the police. What if it had been a child's face?

maccboy

632 posts

137 months

Wednesday 25th May 2022
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anonymous said:
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Lazy git!! Accurate username...

loskie

5,143 posts

119 months

Wednesday 25th May 2022
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CrgT16 said:
Did the dog actually bit you? As you describe it seems the dogs tooth grazed your skin but it wasn’t actually a bite? How did the dog stop attacking you? Did he just jump towards you and then walked off?

Check for infection obviously. Maybe the dog was being territorial. Report to the police if not sure.

I probably wouldn’t bother but see how the dog behaves going forward.
So.........Why do people now end sentences with "going forward"? They keep doing it at work. It's needless.

georgefreeman918

592 posts

98 months

Wednesday 25th May 2022
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Hopefully (if you are okay) I would just leave it having told the owners. Its up to them to ensure that their dog is properly secured.

If I were the dogs owners, I would be distraught and embarrassed, but I would be devastated if someone reported my dog had to be put down as a result.

We have a German Pointer who I hope never bites anybody, but he might play and because hes a big dog it can hurt! Sounds like this spaniel was on a mission to protect its territory if it came out of its way to get you.

If the dog bites one of the kids, that's on the owners, not you for not reporting it.

MitchT

15,787 posts

208 months

Wednesday 25th May 2022
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juice said:
A picket fence is just dumb when you know you have a territorial dog. They really should be putting in decent fencing.
I was going to ask about dog owners' obligations regarding fencing after an experience the OH and I had the other day. There's a lovely walk through some woods near us. The OH and I were on said walk a few days ago when a large barking, growling dog ran up to the fence at the bottom of a garden bordering the woods. The garden fence has a gap at the bottom so big that the dog could easily get under it. Then there's a space about a metre deep between the fence and a stone wall that borders the path. The stone wall is so low a dog could easily get over it. We walked home a different way and haven't been down the path since as we don't feel safe. We know the address of the house but what power would anyone have to force them to restrain the dog or sort the fence out if we reported it?

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loskie

5,143 posts

119 months

Wednesday 25th May 2022
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bear in mind dog bites (other than people bites) are some of the dirtiest most infectious bites one can suffer, going forwards. That's why I have various vaccinations.

K77 CTR

1,608 posts

181 months

Wednesday 25th May 2022
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NICE guidelines regarding dog bites and offering prophylactic antibiotics states this:

Offer antibiotics if it has caused considerable, deep
tissue damage or is visibly contaminated (for example, with dirt or a tooth)
Consider antibiotics if it is in a high-risk area or person at high risk
High-risk areas include the hands, feet, face, genitals, skin

I generally always give antibiotics if it's a bite on the hand and drawn blood.

Smint

1,686 posts

34 months

Thursday 26th May 2022
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loskie said:
was it a gingery coloured cocker? They are known to have behavioural issues and sadly the only solution is to have them put down. Although this will be tough with a neighbour you should report it to the police. What if it had been a child's face?
Since when has a cocker's colour had an effect on its behaviour.

loskie

5,143 posts

119 months

Thursday 26th May 2022
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it's a well known fact that they can be very territorial and become aggressive

bucksmanuk

2,311 posts

169 months

Thursday 26th May 2022
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Smint said:
loskie said:
was it a gingery coloured cocker? They are known to have behavioural issues and sadly the only solution is to have them put down. Although this will be tough with a neighbour you should report it to the police. What if it had been a child's face?
Since when has a cocker's colour had an effect on its behaviour.
My sister had a gingery coloured cocker. She was bought as company for her newfie…

She could be the sweetest thing going, but every now and again, she would get the “cocker rage” and go absolutely mental. My sister was informed that it TENDS to be the ginger ones.

She bit a few people over her 6 years and after the last one, a bloke who came round to fix the oven, which needed stitches, she had to be PTS.

An anecdote of one – but just some feedback….

Smint

1,686 posts

34 months

Thursday 26th May 2022
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More danger of being licked to death by our two red cockers.