Annoying Beagle encounter

I was running in a small town near my home on Easter Sunday when I was bitten by a doberman pincher on my calf. It was really frightening to say the least and the dog owner initially denied that it was his dog. I spent the entire afternoon in the emergency room, not to mention the anxiety of not knowing whether or not he had gotten his shots. (he did). I am not someone who's normally afraid of dogs but this experience and the fact that it was so quick and aggressive has raised my anxiety level about dogs. I'm now sticking to my neighborhood which might be faulty thinking bit I do feel safer.

Wow, Momof5--that is scary. Did he sneak up on you?

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Originally Posted by Momof5

I was running in a small town near my home on Easter Sunday when I was bitten by a doberman pincher on my calf. It was really frightening to say the least and the dog owner initially denied that it was his dog. I spent the entire afternoon in the emergency room, not to mention the anxiety of not knowing whether or not he had gotten his shots. (he did). I am not someone who's normally afraid of dogs but this experience and the fact that it was so quick and aggressive has raised my anxiety level about dogs. I'm now sticking to my neighborhood which might be faulty thinking bit I do feel safer.

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I hope you are pursuing the matter legally. At the very least you should get all your medical bills paid (and then some) and it will also strongly encourage those owners to keep their aggressive dog securely restrained. If they go scot-free this time, the next person bitten might be a toddler in the face. :(

Hi robyn, i was told a couple of days ago that the owners were putting the dog down. apparently he had been getting into trouble around the neighborhood. I will pursue this legally for at least the medical bills. the other day i was with my girls. one of them delivers newspapers. my youngest daughter bent down to kiss a small dog on the face. I felt terrible afterwards because i reacted with such alarm she couldn't believe it. It's amazing how an experience like this can change your thinking.

DH was running in our neighborhood yesterday and was attacked by a dog. He got bit badly in the behind. There was a big blood stain on his pants. I cleaned it and dressed it for him. He hasn't reported it yet but I am strongly urging him to. We live in a very Mr. Rogers Neighborhood area and the elementary school is only a block from where this dog lives. The family with the dog just moved into the house on Friday. Anyways, I jog and ride by that house all the time and I don't want to be afraid of a dog attack. Especially since I almost always have DD with me.

He runs a risk of getting a really nasty infection from a dog bite. He should see a doc and probably get some antibiotics. I had no idea how dangerous it could be until my niece was bitten.

And yes, it has to be reported. It's just not safe.

I'm a dog lover. I don't say these things easily or lightly.

Good luck.

Yeah, he needs to see a doctor even if the dog has had its shots. My husband got in the middle of a spat between our dog and our friend's dog, and the friend's dog bit him on the hand. It wasn't an awful bite, and she's not a bad dog and she'd had her shots, but he went to the doctor just because it was in a delicate spot on his hand and thumb and he was worried about ligament damage. He wound up on antibiotics and got a lecture about all the nasties you can get from a dog bite that results in a deep puncture wound. And even with the antibiotics it took a surprisingly long time to heal.

My niece ended up getting two rounds of IV antibiotics before it was over. She stopped to help a dog that had been hit by a car. Oddly, the dog didn't want to be helped.

Actually I was being snarky. The really odd thing was that the family the dog belonged to never said anything to my niece, didn't offer to help pay her medical bills, etc., even though their dog was out of their yard and running free. People are odd.

I had the same experience. The owner's of the dog that bit me initially denied he did it. It wasn't until there were 3 state police troopers and the dog officer standing in his driveway that he admitted the dog was running around the neighborhood. I shutter to think if it was a child who came upon that dog.

So I called the police to report about DH getting bit in the butt by the dog. The officer laughed out loud--it is pretty funny. Anyways, he's going to stop by the house tonight to interview DH about it. DH isn't going to be happy with me. He doesn't like to cause problems . . . I was hoping I could just make the police aware of it. Oh well. This is probably a good thing.

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Originally Posted by limewave

So I called the police to report about DH getting bit in the butt by the dog. The officer laughed out loud--it is pretty funny. Anyways, he's going to stop by the house tonight to interview DH about it. DH isn't going to be happy with me. He doesn't like to cause problems . . . I was hoping I could just make the police aware of it. Oh well. This is probably a good thing.

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It IS a good thing. It's the right thing to do in order to prevent others from being bitten too. And also- it is not that uncommon for dogs to bite people on the behind while they are walking away- happened to a girlfriend of mine, and she found out later that the same dog had bitten others on the bottom too. It caused a big nasty bruise right through her jeans.

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Originally Posted by limewave

So I called the police to report about DH getting bit in the butt by the dog. The officer laughed out loud--it is pretty funny. Anyways, he's going to stop by the house tonight to interview DH about it. DH isn't going to be happy with me. He doesn't like to cause problems . . . I was hoping I could just make the police aware of it. Oh well. This is probably a good thing.

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They should probably take photos for evidence. I think you should post them here too for educational purposes. I'm sure DH won't mind. ;)

My old chihuahua (God rest her soul) only bit two people in her long life. both of them, on the back of the achilles tendon as they were leaving our house. I guess they were lucky she was short!