Loose dog biting residents

SingItOut

Hi all,

As the title says our neighbours dog is constantly out running around the village, he has bitten a friends mother on the ankle, has gone for most of the neighbours kids (bitten one) to the point now that none of them want to play outside. I was almost bit me on the leg a few minutes only I shouted at him to go away but he still kept jumping at me with teeth bared.

It's not the first time the dog has gone for me, the neighbour who owns the dog stands in the door way watching this and won't call the dog back. I've asked him before when the dog was snapping at me to call him in but all I got was a mouth full of rudeness from the neighbour which I won't repeat.

I obviously don't want anything bad to happen to the dog because it's not his fault but he can't be let run around biting people, who is best to call? The ispca or the local dog warden? Even if the neighbour kept the dog in the garden it would be the solution. He has a large back garden so I can't understand why he lets the dog run around on the road.

Cherry Blossom

All dog control issues need to be dealt with by the dog warden.

cocker5

Op i feel your pain.. there is this rat (sorry only way to describe it)... some sort of terrier thing that EVERY night when I'm out walking my cocker (on lead) he used to come tearing out of no where to attack my guy - this yoke is fearless... my poor cocker just cries (when the other dog growls / barks) and looks up at me.. a few times he jumped on on my guys back and bit him... I called dog warden - he spoke with owner - nothing happened.

So to protect my guy i took matters into my own hands (or foot i should say)... one night he came belting out - his owner was standing in her drive way.. i made a run at him.. as soon as i turned my back he was again on top of my dogs back... so im sorry (well not sorry) i gave him a good boot and shouted at his owner "muzzle that rat before i do".. he hasn't been an issue since. he is still out and about terrorising people but crosses the road when he sees me and my dog.

I adore dogs and DO NOT CONDONE violence but i'm going to do what i have to protect my dog - warden did nothing.. owner did nothing.. so i sorted it.

SingItOut

Cocker 5 I would have done the exact same. My rescue collie suffers irrational fears that can last for weeks and I don't want her being put off by the neighbours dog, she's already very reluctant to walk past the dog when it comes out after her.

I was walking my way to work a few weeks back, at 7am in the morning and the dog was out snapping at my legs and I'm ashamed to say I swung my bag at him to get him away from me.

Just this morning it ran after my neighbour and her 3 year old child while the owner stood talking to someone else ! He just doesn't care. Then it was trying to get into my garden after my cats, my cats never leave the garden, we always have the gate closed and luckily the dog can't jump the wall. I've been trying to get through to the dog warden since yesterday but no luck yet.

Atlantic Dawn

Considering small scars are currently attracting €20-€30k personal injury claims the owner is either well insured or rising everything they own in allowing their dog to bite people.