Bitten by a dog

goodburger · 21-05-2008 12:54AM #1

last wednesday evening i was out for my walk when a dog ran out of its house onto the road and bit my ankle quite badly, luckily the owners were in the garden and ran out to me and had to pull the dog off me. This is where i dont know what to do. The owners took me inside and really looked after me and treated the bite and offered to bring me home, but i refused and walked back to my car to go home. Just tonight after listening to everyone telling me to report the incident i did in fact report it, but i feel guilty. now dont get me wrong, its not a scratch, the dog really went for me and my ankle was bleeding a lot, my trousers are destroyed also and today my leg still has the bite marks and is still purple and raw.

I kept thinking what if it was a child walking and the dog attached it, i can tell you the childs leg would have been torn off it. That was my reason for reporting. Was i wrong or right......

admiralofthefleet · 21-05-2008 12:58AM

where did she bite ye. on the clockweights?

Ruu_Old · 21-05-2008 12:58AM

You were right, what if it was a child. It could happen again and the owners should have him secured properly. What kind of a dog was it? Did the neighbours mention anything about it happening before or anything at all about the dog?

Steve · 21-05-2008 01:01AM

You were probably right to report it - bad news for the dog though.

I hope you went to a doc and got a tetanus jab.

goodburger · 21-05-2008 01:02AM

it was a little scottish terrier, nearly two years old. looked like a nice dog, but very vicious.

Genghiz Cohen · 21-05-2008 01:05AM

Dog should have been restraind by it's owners, you have every right to demand the dog be put down if you so wish.

Alanstrainor · 21-05-2008 01:05AM

goodburger wrote: »

it was a little scottish terrier, nearly two years old. looked like a nice dog, but very vicious.

You were right to report it, as others have said, what if it was a child? The owners must have known it was aggressive by nature and should have kept him secure. It doesn't necessarily mean it'll be put down, or does it?

Steve · 21-05-2008 01:11AM

Alanstrainor wrote: »

It doesn't necessarily mean it'll be put down, or does it?

I think it does - could be wrong though.

kowloon · 21-05-2008 01:12AM

Once a dog bites it can't be trusted again, a neighbour of mine had to take the shotgun to his dog after it turned on his child.

passive · 21-05-2008 01:16AM

kowloon wrote: »

Once a dog bites it can't be trusted again, a neighbour of mine had to take the shotgun to his dog after it turned on his child.

Erm... Surely if the dog was distant enough from the child that he could shotgun it, there were less messy ways to deal with the violent animal!?

Alanstrainor · 21-05-2008 01:19AM

stevec wrote: »

I think it does - could be wrong though.

either way, you were right to report it.

DEmeant0r · 21-05-2008 01:22AM

Yeah you were right, I have no idea why people buy pets that are vicious by nature anyways...

ejmaztec · 21-05-2008 01:23AM

goodburger wrote: »

last wednesday evening i was out for my walk when a dog ran out of its house onto the road and bit my ankle quite badly, luckily the owners were in the garden and ran out to me and had to pull the dog off me. This is where i dont know what to do. The owners took me inside and really looked after me and treated the bite and offered to bring me home, but i refused and walked back to my car to go home. Just tonight after listening to everyone telling me to report the incident i did in fact report it, but i feel guilty. now dont get me wrong, its not a scratch, the dog really went for me and my ankle was bleeding a lot, my trousers are destroyed also and today my leg still has the bite marks and is still purple and raw.

I kept thinking what if it was a child walking and the dog attached it, i can tell you the childs leg would have been torn off it. That was my reason for reporting. Was i wrong or right......

Must be time to get your neck-brace on, rent a wheelchair and pay a visit to your local ambulance-chasing lawyer.

kowloon · 21-05-2008 01:25AM

passive wrote: »

Erm... Surely if the dog was distant enough from the child that he could shotgun it, there were less messy ways to deal with the violent animal!?

You got it wrong

The dog went for the child (and caused some serious cuts and bruises). The dog was dragged away and tied up and then shot.
A really friendly dog, was surprised when I heard about it.

goodburger · 21-05-2008 01:27AM

13 this is to you

how dare you, you silly silly person. I am a responsible educated adult who does not need monetary compensation for a dog bite, perhaps because you mentioned it, it is something you would do.

Steve · 21-05-2008 01:29AM

ejmaztec wrote: »

Must be time to get your neck-brace on, rent a wheelchair and pay a visit to your local ambulance-chasing lawyer.

I really hope you're taking the piss there.

SantryRed · 21-05-2008 01:30AM

:eek:On my way home from Grad night tonight and was chased home by a bulldog. Scary stuff.:eek:

You were right to report it man.

ejmaztec · 21-05-2008 01:30AM

goodburger wrote: »

13 this is to you

how dare you, you silly silly person. I am a responsible educated adult who does not need monetary compensation for a dog bite, perhaps because you mentioned it, it is something you would do.

kerching kerching:D

Steve · 21-05-2008 01:42AM

ejmaztec wrote: »

kerching kerching:D

Less of the baiting - are you a dog hater?

ejmaztec · 21-05-2008 01:45AM

stevec wrote: »

Less of the baiting - are you a dog hater?

We've got three dogs and I hate all of them, especially the one that cost me €50 when it took a chunk out of someone's Wranglers.

Rb · 21-05-2008 01:53AM

If I were in the situation, I wouldn't report it. Obviously it must be a once off, otherwise they'd have the dog under proper restraint had they thought he/she was capable of it. It's probably the family pet and I wouldn't want to see any families dog destroyed over a few cuts on my ankle and a tear in my jeans.

Steve · 21-05-2008 01:58AM

ejmaztec wrote: »

We've got three dogs and I hate all of them, especially the one that cost me €50 when it took a chunk out of someone's Wranglers.

I don't think i have it in me to hate a dog - even the one that bit me 2 years ago.

IMO Anyone that *hates* dogs needs to re-think their life priorities.

Cats on the other hand are a whole different ball game...:D

Jigsaw · 21-05-2008 02:05AM

stevec wrote: »

I don't think i have it in me to hate a dog - even the one that bit me 2 years ago.

IMO Anyone that *hates* dogs needs to re-think their life priorities.

Cats on the other hand are a whole different ball game...:D

Just one sec here,

You leave the cats alone pal. Cats rock. When is the last time a cat mauled a toddler to death? Eh?

To OP, although the dog owners may have been decent by you I reckon you did the right thing. It is unlikely that any dog could inflict mortal wounds on a grown man but a small child is a different thing altogether. If it has got a taste for blood at all then it is time for a one way ticket to doggy heaven. They were probably only nice to you so to avoid and reporting of the incident, litigation or putting down of dog. Tis a shame but you did the right thing.

Steve · 21-05-2008 02:09AM

Jigsaw wrote: »

Just one sec here,

You leave the cats alone pal. Cats rock. When is the last time a cat mauled a toddler to death? Eh?

lolcatz rock - the live ones are ignorant selfish wastes of DNA.

TomCo · 21-05-2008 02:11AM

Cats are mearly the architects of your doom, they dont get their paws dirty.
I wouldnt be surprised if a cat actually planned the whole thing.

The dog is just too stupid to realise it's been set up.

Jigsaw · 21-05-2008 02:12AM

stevec wrote: »

lolcatz rock - the live ones are ignorant selfish wastes of DNA.

Lolcatz are indeed great, but I like the live ones as well. My cat Buffy would be horrified to hear what you have to say about the pussy cats.

AlmightyCushion · 21-05-2008 02:16AM

kowloon wrote: »

a neighbour of mine had to take the shotgun to his dog after it turned on his child.

It's not the dogs fault that the child is into bestiality.

goodburger wrote: »

13 this is to you

how dare you, you silly silly person. I am a responsible educated adult who does not need monetary compensation for a dog bite, perhaps because you mentioned it, it is something you would do.

Calm down there, goodburger (damn, that username is making me hungry). After Hours is quite an easy going place. Ejmaztec was only making a joke.

TomCo · 21-05-2008 02:20AM

goodburger wrote:

13 this is to you

how dare you, you silly silly person. I am a responsible educated adult who does not need monetary compensation for a dog bite, perhaps because you mentioned it, it is something you would do.

What if I mentioned yore ma?

Steve · 21-05-2008 02:23AM

TomCo wrote: »

What if I mentioned yore ma?

I don't like the dogma in that post.

jezza · 21-05-2008 02:23AM

Alanstrainor wrote: »

You were right to report it, as others have said, what if it was a child? The owners must have known it was aggressive by nature and should have kept him secure. It doesn't necessarily mean it'll be put down, or does it?

Not true. A dog doesn't have to have an agressive nature to bite someone. I have a dog, which is the most gentlest dog you will ever come across, which i rescued from a shelter. He loves cuddles and even lets my other dog ( a jack russel) eat out of his bowl (hes an alsation)... and they never ever fight.
He loves my nieces too, despite him being fully grown when we got him, he has never been wicked with any of us.

However, he HATES anybody on a bike, he goes ballistic (for some reason he doesn't mind kids on bikes??) and has bitten my brothers friend who cycled into our drive way. A nasty bite too.

So, I'd disagree with that the owners knowing he was agressive.
However I think its a very dirty, vicious dog that would turn on a child.

And if theres a report that the dog bit someone, then yes it'll be put down.

AlmightyCushion · 21-05-2008 02:25AM

jezza wrote: »

and has bitten my brothers friend who cycled into our drive way. A nasty bite too.

And if theres a report that the dog bit someone, then yes it'll be put down.

So, why didn't you put it down when it bit your brother's friend?

Bitten by a dog

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