This dog was protecting nobody. It will bite again. Maybe next time it will be a kid. Put it down.
Bitten by Dog
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This dog was protecting nobody. It will bite again. Maybe next time it will be a kid. Put it down.
the owner just got home and someone came running up in the dark. the dog was protecting its owner/territory. you said any dog that bites should be put down regardless of the circumstances. I dont agree. like I said a leash or fenced in yard would keep it from biting again. the owner should pay for medical expenses.
you should feed that little bugger to your cat, actually you should have kicked it hard, you would have been completely in your rights.
I had a similar situation happen out in Colorado at a rest stop with a Boxer, a decent size dog with a large head but its body is not nearly as large as many other dogs.
I noticed something was following me and turned around in time and we had a stand off for about a minute. Dog was foaming at the mouth which really surprised me, and again the owner was all carefree and was oblivious about the situation which really ****** me off. Until I lurched at it, the dog was not going to leave me alone, if I had a 9 iron with me I would have hit it in the head and had zero remorse.
I had a similar situation happen out in Colorado at a rest stop with a Boxer, a decent size dog with a large head but its body is not nearly as large as many other dogs.
I noticed something was following me and turned around in time and we had a stand off for about a minute. Dog was foaming at the mouth which really surprised me, and again the owner was all carefree and was oblivious about the situation which really ****** me off. Until I lurched at it, the dog was not going to leave me alone, if I had a 9 iron with me I would have hit it in the head and had zero remorse.
We're just talking about someone's little toy dog right? Sounds like we're talking about a wolf or something. I'd worry about rabies if you got bit by a raccoon. Other then that, I wouldn't even think twice about it. The chance of contracting rabies from a domestic animal is virtually nil.
First: You could present this as a "business opportunity" to M. Vick.
Second: I would have drop kicked that dog into oblivion.
Second: I would have drop kicked that dog into oblivion.
Make sure you are up to date on your tetanus. Watch for any redness and swelling around the bite wounds. Go to your doctor and not the emergency room if you need the tetanus and treatment for infection. Talk to the owner, they may be clueless anything happened from your description. Speaking from personal experience any dog can bite, my own included, which shocked me at the time since I was watching and didn't even see it happen, just the evidence.
I was a meter reader for a rural power company and was bit twice over the years. Both times I went to the Dr. who then contacted the county health dept. If the dog has a current rabies vaccination it must be tied up by the owner and then checked 10 days later. If it is not vaccinated it must be taken to a vet and held there for 14 days.
Virtually nil isn't completely nil...so get it checked out.
You'll feel better from knowing for sure. I know I would if I were the "bittee". Regardless of who pays, get it done.
This is the 2nd of 3rd thread about this in the last month on a dog biting people. What the heck is the deal with people and their dogs. If my dog barks at someone walking by I stop her and she is inside a fence. Must be the economy 
I own a dog, so I'm more lenient in terms of immediately reccommending that you kick the dog. The sort of person who had the instinct to abuse the dog just because you're within your rights is not the sort of person I'd ever want to be associated with.
That said, I'm a responsible dog owner in that I go out of my way to make sure I know what my dog is up to. She lives indoors and goes into a fenced yard to go to the bathroom and is back indoors. I'm in Ames and we've had a problem this summer with dogs on the loose. My wife was walking our dog when someone else's dog tore her chain out of the yard, bolted out into the street, and bit my dog twice. The puncture wounds were quite deep, probably about 3/8".
It was the first time I saw the results of a dog bite. I never assumed dog teeth were sharp enough to puncture like that. In that case, I confronted the owner, verified that their dog was up to date on their vaccines and I called animal control to report it.
Our next door neighbors had a dog that attempted to attack me and did the foaming at the mouth bit. After enough calls to animal control, they removed the dog. Unfortunately, they just had it put down, rather than actually took any sort of adult responsibility to be good pet owners. That dog hated everyone though.
Back to my main concern... When I'm walking my dog on a leash, we have had several incidents of neighborhood dogs running wild, coming up to her, and fighting with her. In 100% of the 10 or so unique dogs that have done this, NONE of them have any sort of ID. Most don't even have a collar. It's been dogs as small as chihuahua and as big as a st. bernard.
It's sort of out of hand, and hadn't been that big of a problem in the past. I'm not really sure how to handle it since it happens in the evening when animal control is not available.
I'm of the mind that these incidents always need to be reported, so that there is an appropriate paper trail tied to the specific dog and owner. Not because I like ruining peoples' lives, but I think it's important to establish the history IF the dog is ever to attack a child or kill another dog that is legally restrained and accounted for.
Kicking a dog is taking out aggression on the wrong party. The owners might need a good kick, but the dog rarely does.
That said, I'm a responsible dog owner in that I go out of my way to make sure I know what my dog is up to. She lives indoors and goes into a fenced yard to go to the bathroom and is back indoors. I'm in Ames and we've had a problem this summer with dogs on the loose. My wife was walking our dog when someone else's dog tore her chain out of the yard, bolted out into the street, and bit my dog twice. The puncture wounds were quite deep, probably about 3/8".
It was the first time I saw the results of a dog bite. I never assumed dog teeth were sharp enough to puncture like that. In that case, I confronted the owner, verified that their dog was up to date on their vaccines and I called animal control to report it.
Our next door neighbors had a dog that attempted to attack me and did the foaming at the mouth bit. After enough calls to animal control, they removed the dog. Unfortunately, they just had it put down, rather than actually took any sort of adult responsibility to be good pet owners. That dog hated everyone though.
Back to my main concern... When I'm walking my dog on a leash, we have had several incidents of neighborhood dogs running wild, coming up to her, and fighting with her. In 100% of the 10 or so unique dogs that have done this, NONE of them have any sort of ID. Most don't even have a collar. It's been dogs as small as chihuahua and as big as a st. bernard.
It's sort of out of hand, and hadn't been that big of a problem in the past. I'm not really sure how to handle it since it happens in the evening when animal control is not available.
I'm of the mind that these incidents always need to be reported, so that there is an appropriate paper trail tied to the specific dog and owner. Not because I like ruining peoples' lives, but I think it's important to establish the history IF the dog is ever to attack a child or kill another dog that is legally restrained and accounted for.
Kicking a dog is taking out aggression on the wrong party. The owners might need a good kick, but the dog rarely does.
Wow a lot of you people definitely grew up differently than I did. Contacting authorities cause a little tiny dog nipped your heel? Going to the doctor for a small bite that barely bled? Putting down a tiny dog cause it snapped at somebody running by? Can you say overreaction? Its a little freakin dog not a mastiff.
If a little dog bites you, kick the hell out of it. Tell the owner to keep his damn dog inside if he can't control it. But I think anyone telling you that you need medical attention and you need to call the police and yadda yadda yadda is just overreacting.
If a little dog bites you, kick the hell out of it. Tell the owner to keep his damn dog inside if he can't control it. But I think anyone telling you that you need medical attention and you need to call the police and yadda yadda yadda is just overreacting.
If you're bit by a dog, large or small, and their teeth puncture your skin, you're a fool if you don't seek medical attention unless you like dealing with the infection you are sure to get.
Exactly. Dogs like to eat things, sometimes nasty things that harbor bacteria. Even if you take rabies off of the table there's a lot of stuff that could cause a nasty infection. Go to a doc to be on the safe side.
As for a poster earlier who asked about dogs biting an attacker. I recently took a dog to obedience class and the instructor went over the laws for Iowa. Iowa is one of the few states that has a no tolerance stance on dog biting. The scenario they presented was if a burgler was to break into your home and your dog bit the burgler the burgler has full right to sue you. It sounds absolutely absurd but it's the truth.
so you can be sued if someone breaks into your house and gets bit while trying to kill you. unbelievable. the person responsible for that law needs a good dog bite to the junk.
I'm a dog owner and love my dogs. However, if a dog approaches me aggressively I wouldn't hesitate to drop kick it into oblivion. With the smaller dogs (and even many of the bigger ones) you can grab them by the scruff of the neck or at the collar behind the head and they can't do any more damage... Frankly, I'm typically more interested in beating the crappy owner than the dog, but sometimes you have no choice.
In grade school I was riding my bike down a huge hill and a black lab took off after me and impacted between the two wheels. Obviously I crashed and burned big time (my bike left a very clear impression in the grass off the curb), but the dog got the hell out of there before I could turn around and beat it... (It had to have taken a beating from being hit by a bike going 25-30 mph). In any case, I didn't own a dog at the time and had the "flight" reaction instead of the stop and "fight" reaction. Now that I know how to handle dogs, I would definitely stop and deal with it. Most likely by stopping, the dog will stop chasing or attacking.
I'm not into suing anyone, but I'd definitely let the owner know they are paying your medical bills if you go to the doctor. (Doesn't homeowner's insurance cover this type of claim?)
In grade school I was riding my bike down a huge hill and a black lab took off after me and impacted between the two wheels. Obviously I crashed and burned big time (my bike left a very clear impression in the grass off the curb), but the dog got the hell out of there before I could turn around and beat it... (It had to have taken a beating from being hit by a bike going 25-30 mph). In any case, I didn't own a dog at the time and had the "flight" reaction instead of the stop and "fight" reaction. Now that I know how to handle dogs, I would definitely stop and deal with it. Most likely by stopping, the dog will stop chasing or attacking.
I'm not into suing anyone, but I'd definitely let the owner know they are paying your medical bills if you go to the doctor. (Doesn't homeowner's insurance cover this type of claim?)
