My dog has been bitten by another dog

[Too Late]

So last night i was walking my dog off lead, 2 dogs are in front with a couple and an older woman. The larger dog and the couple i see regularly. So molly (my dog) goes over. The bigger dog she sees often wonders around. Then all of a sudden the little dog (+lady owner) goes crazy and attacks my dog. I grab my dog (a small boxer) and lift her up to find this terrier dog has clamped its jaws around the leg of my dog.

I quickly shouted at the lady owner to assist and she hits her dog to to get it off mine.

I could see a few puncture wounds and some small swelling, but nothing serious. I had to carry my dog home. Once home i notice 3 large wounds to her legs. So i run her down to the vet where she had some glued and was given some pills and cleaning lotion (£70)

This morning Molly cant even walk, her 2 front legs are so badly swollen so im going to have to run her to the vet when i get home.

I left a note on the fence this morning asking the lady owner to contact me in regards to the attack

Is there anything else i can do?

Thanks

[Steve Benson]

Dogs fight, that's what they do. If you don't want precious biting then keep it on a lead.

Why the note, are you expecting the lady to pay?


Steve

[Cyder]

Steve Benson said:

Dogs fight, that's what they do. If you don't want precious biting then keep it on a lead.

Why the note, are you expecting the lady to pay?


Steve

This.

[OllieC]

Steve Benson said:

Dogs fight, that's what they do. If you don't want precious biting then keep it on a lead.

Why the note, are you expecting the lady to pay?


Steve

The sister in law's dog which we are looking after at the moment is bad with other dogs (rescue dog and I dont believe he was socialised properly when young)

so we keep him away from other dogs ! its not difficult. If an out of control dog bit mine while my dog was on the lead I damn well would expect the owner to pay, but you can hardly blame someone else when your dog is loose...

[Steve Benson]

OllieC said:

I fyou have a dog that is likely to bite then you keep it on a lead !

The sister in law's dog which we are looking after at the moment is bad with other dogs (rescue dog and I dont believe he was socialised properly when young)

so we keep him away from other dogs ! its not difficult. If an out of control dog bit mine I damn well would expect the owner to pay. It might teach them to control their dog next time.

What happens if another dog, un leashed, comes over to your dog and a fight starts?


Steve

[Jasandjules]

Too Late said:

So last night i was walking my dog off lead

Is there anything else i can do?

1. Keep your dog on-lead
2. Ask owners if their dog is safe/friend before letting your dog go near it

Out of interest, was the terrier on lead or off lead?

[Too Late]

Jasandjules said:

Too Late said:

So last night i was walking my dog off lead

Is there anything else i can do?

1. Keep your dog on-lead
2. Ask owners if their dog is safe/friend before letting your dog go near it

Out of interest, was the terrier on lead or off lead?

All dogs were off lead
My dog has never bitten another dog, even when this terrier had its jaws locked around her leg.

My dog is fine off lead, she saw me coming and her dog attacked mine. If mine was on a lead i could have been faced with the same outcome?!?

[Too Late]

Cyder said:

Steve Benson said:

Dogs fight, that's what they do. If you don't want precious biting then keep it on a lead.

Why the note, are you expecting the lady to pay?


Steve

This.

I am pretty sure that this would have happened even if my dog was on the lead. There were no signs that there might be a problem, her dog just went for mine.

Am i wrong to be expecting some contribution to the vet bills considering it was her dog which bit mine?

[Vieste]

Yesterday i saw two chavs trakkie bottoms gold crap bling white trainers with a staffy dog not on the lead and it was attacking some OAP and his dog.

I ain't powerfully built but i did tell them to foof off.

Karma?? no chance nearly got ran over via taxi

[OllieC]

Steve Benson said:

OllieC said:

I fyou have a dog that is likely to bite then you keep it on a lead !

The sister in law's dog which we are looking after at the moment is bad with other dogs (rescue dog and I dont believe he was socialised properly when young)

so we keep him away from other dogs ! its not difficult. If an out of control dog bit mine I damn well would expect the owner to pay. It might teach them to control their dog next time.

What happens if another dog, un leashed, comes over to your dog and a fight starts?


Steve

Apologies Steve, I had misread the original post.

The scenario you describe is what I encounter a lot with my dog, its infuriating.

Other owners of the loose dog " oh he wont bite hes ok "

well mine might and then they would blame me !

[antspants]

I agree with the opinions expressed about dogs fighting up to a point. But if the old lady cannot control her dog or knows it has aggressive tendencies then she needs to do something about it.

It may have been a complete one-off, dogs can be unpredictable and act out of character, but if it's done it once it will probably do it again and she needs to control it.

What would we all say if it had been a child that the dog turned on? Put your child on a leash or put the dog down?

I have a springer that has become aggressive to other dogs since my son started walking, she gets put on the lead as soon as another dog approaches.

BTW - hope your dog is ok

[boobles]

Steve Benson said:

Dogs fight, that's what they do. If you don't want precious biting then keep it on a lead.

Why the note, are you expecting the lady to pay?


Steve

Really? Only the ones that are either not trained or owned by chavvy little scum!

In this day & age it isn't acceptable for owners to say "well dogs will fight" utter bks! They don't fight if trained properly.

[OllieC]

antspants said:

I agree with the opinions expressed about dogs fighting up to a point. But if the old lady cannot control her dog or knows it has aggressive tendencies then she needs to do something about it.

It may have been a complete one-off, dogs can be unpredictable and act out of character, but if it's done it once it will probably do it again and she needs to control it.

What would we all say if it had been a child that the dog turned on? Put your child on a leash or put the dog down?

I have a springer that has become aggressive to other dogs since my son started walking, she gets put on the lead as soon as another dog approaches.

BTW - hope your dog is ok

Maybe not a leash as such (dont see why not though ), but control your child !

I was always told as a kid to keep away from strange dogs. if the child is too young to comprehend this then control the child to make sure it cannot get too close to a dog.

This all assumes the dog is on a lead, which it should be if you are in an area with children in (or you should find somewhere free of loin fruits to take your dog)

[Too Late]

boobles said:

Steve Benson said:

Dogs fight, that's what they do. If you don't want precious biting then keep it on a lead.

Why the note, are you expecting the lady to pay?


Steve

Really? Only the ones that are either not trained or owned by chavvy little scum!

In this day & age it isn't acceptable for owners to say "well dogs will fight" utter bks! They don't fight if trained properly.

+1

Im shocked by the amount of people on here who have said "dogs fight and put yours on a lead"
Hang on a minuet... My dog is off lead alot on walks, if a dog approaches and the owner puts it on a lead i do the same.

[PugwasHDJ80]

you can't do anything about it- Dog WILL fight from time to time- you really need to accept that

its very sad that it happened but its no more the other dogs owners fault than your own

either you keep your dog on a lead ALL The time, or you accept that its a hazard of owning a dog.

you might find yourself in the situation one day where your dog feels threatened , attacks another dog, and the other dog owner wants cash from you. You will rightly say "well your dog came over to me and intimdated it, how is that my fault?"

[antspants]

OllieC said:

I was always told as a kid to keep away from strange dogs. if the child is too young to comprehend this then control the child to make sure it cannot get too close to a dog.

This all assumes the dog is on a lead, which it should be if you are in an area with children in (or you should find somewhere free of loin fruits to take your dog)

Completely agree, my son has been taught that not all dogs are as nice as his own. However it would appear the majority of owners don't share your sentiment regarding using leads.

I've had circumstances where I've had to pick my son up due to either overly friendly or aggressive dogs on our local park, when he's been stood right next to me minding his own business.

I've even encountered a situation where he was running across the park towards me and an alsatian appeared stage left, assuming he was playing and ran after him, knocked him over and then stood over him trying to lick his face whilst he screamed his head off.

I'm going off topic a bit here - sorry.

I've tended to find that dogs will be aggressive towards each other as a warning, but for them to actually bite is fairly rare.

[Guffy]

My Boxer dog Bailey dislikes/avoids smaller dogs as she's been attacked sevral times over the years as the OP describes, trouble is when my dog decides that things have gone too far, smaller dog ends up being pinned down Boxer style, resulting in upset small dog owner! It's all noise though, only injury has been a ripped ear on my dog from a horrible little Westie.

This is park life, it happens. My pooch is fantatstically well behaved, but she's a dog and most dogs will occasionally fight, to say otherwise is just Naïve.

[Steve Benson]

... My dog is off lead alot on walks,

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If your dog is off the lead a lot how do you keep track of all the little hand warmers it leaves all over the place?

The only place a dog should be off a lead is on your own private property.


Steve

[boobles]

Steve Benson said:

... My dog is off lead alot on walks,

If your dog is off the lead a lot how do you keep track of all the little hand warmers it leaves all over the place?

The only place a dog should be off a lead is on your own private property.


Steve

So how are people supposed to exersise their dogs?

I have a Retriever who requires alot of exersise but I couldn't do this in my back garden as it's to small.
I have to let him of the lead in big open spaces.

[BoRED S2upid]

The motto of the story is don't underestimate a terrier. When I walk ours (Always on the lead) people are saying how cute and small she is but she has tasted blood on many occasion usually rabbits but has been known to chomp bigger dogs if she feels threatend.