Dog bite today

martin101

Hi, just wondering if I'm doing the right thing here and or should I take it further. I was off work today and walking my Yorkshire terrier with my 20 month old baby in his buggy as I came around a corner in an estate close to mine a Doberman was coming towards me. Off the lead and no muzzle. I knew it was going to attack my dog so I picked my dog up as fast as I could and turned my back also protecting my child too. I then felt unbelievable pain as the Doberman bit me in my upper leg. The owner came running around and told it to stop. And then her husband too. They said they where sorry and it never happened before. I was crouched down in agony but I just wanted to get away from them and make sure my dog and my child where ok. I just said to them to leave me alone. I went around the corner and I checked the bite. I was cut open and already had bruising so I went to the doctor who gave me a tetnis shot and also antibiotics and pain killers. I then went to the guards and told them of the incident. There were no other witness's to this so I know it could be their word against mine. I just can't believe they had a dog like that not muzzled or on a lead. What should I do next or if I should do anymore? I have their address and the guard said he would be paying them a visit tonight or in the morning.

endacl

Their word against the big ol’ bite mark on your leg. I’d report. That dog wasn’t under any sort of control, effective or otherwise.

TheW1zard

Take photos of your leg with a date immediately.
(To prove it was today)
You are well in your rights to compensation. Lawyer up

martin101

Yeah well the guard has taken my statement. My doctor told me I was lucky I had a heavy jacket on at the time which took most of the bite otherwise there could be a chunk gone out of me. He also said expect it to be badly bruised over the next few days.i have pictures too of the bite so I'm thinking I will take it further. I'm shocked at them having it off the lead. I can't get over it .

scudzilla

martin101 wrote: »

Yeah well the guard has taken my statement. My doctor told me I was lucky I had a heavy jacket on at the time which took most of the bite otherwise there could be a chunk gone out of me. He also said expect it to be badly bruised over the next few days.i have pictures too of the bite so I'm thinking I will take it further. I'm shocked at them having it off the lead. I can't get over it .

Go back to see Gardai tomorrow afternoon and ask the outcome, then go see a solicitor

Asitis2019

martin101 wrote: »

Hi, just wondering if I'm doing the right thing here and or should I take it further. I was off work today and walking my Yorkshire terrier with my 20 month old baby in his buggy as I came around a corner in an estate close to mine a Doberman was coming towards me. Off the lead and no muzzle. I knew it was going to attack my dog so I picked my dog up as fast as I could and turned my back also protecting my child too. I then felt unbelievable pain as the Doberman bit me in my upper leg. The owner came running around and told it to stop. And then her husband too. They said they where sorry and it never happened before. I was crouched down in agony but I just wanted to get away from them and make sure my dog and my child where ok. I just said to them to leave me alone. I went around the corner and I checked the bite. I was cut open and already had bruising so I went to the doctor who gave me a tetnis shot and also antibiotics and pain killers. I then went to the guards and told them of the incident. There were no other witness's to this so I know it could be their word against mine. I just can't believe they had a dog like that not muzzled or on a lead. What should I do next or if I should do anymore? I have their address and the guard said he would be paying them a visit tonight or in the morning.

I'd recommend some ice, tea, and inflatable cushion.

Maybe watch your karma too op.

martin101

I wouldn't get upset over things usually but having my son there today who is only a baby really angered me towards these people.

Asitis2019

TheW1zard wrote: »

Take photos of your leg with a date immediately.
(To prove it was today)
You are well in your rights to compensation. Lawyer up

hellooooooo Josepha

Good luck on Saturday

martin101

Asitis2019 wrote: »

I'd recommend some ice, tea, and inflatable cushion.

Maybe watch your karma too op.

Watch my karma?

lawred2

martin101 wrote: »

Hi, just wondering if I'm doing the right thing here and or should I take it further. I was off work today and walking my Yorkshire terrier with my 20 month old baby in his buggy as I came around a corner in an estate close to mine a Doberman was coming towards me. Off the lead and no muzzle. I knew it was going to attack my dog so I picked my dog up as fast as I could and turned my back also protecting my child too. I then felt unbelievable pain as the Doberman bit me in my upper leg. The owner came running around and told it to stop. And then her husband too. They said they where sorry and it never happened before. I was crouched down in agony but I just wanted to get away from them and make sure my dog and my child where ok. I just said to them to leave me alone. I went around the corner and I checked the bite. I was cut open and already had bruising so I went to the doctor who gave me a tetnis shot and also antibiotics and pain killers. I then went to the guards and told them of the incident. There were no other witness's to this so I know it could be their word against mine. I just can't believe they had a dog like that not muzzled or on a lead. What should I do next or if I should do anymore? I have their address and the guard said he would be paying them a visit tonight or in the morning.

Dog needs putting down and the owners restricted from dog ownership. Clearly not mature or responsible enough to own a dog.

endacl

Asitis2019 wrote: »

I'd recommend some ice, tea, and inflatable cushion.

Maybe watch your karma too op.

Indeed. Should see his karma stock rise after protecting his child and pet, and reporting a dangerous dog.

lawred2

Asitis2019 wrote: »

I'd recommend some ice, tea, and inflatable cushion.

Maybe watch your karma too op.

What?

Asitis2019

lawred2 wrote: »

Dog needs putting down and the owners restricted from dog ownership. Clearly not mature or responsible enough to own a dog.

maybe the dog was provoked

lawred2

Asitis2019 wrote: »

maybe the dog was provoked

Are you on a wind up?

endacl

Asitis2019 wrote: »

maybe the dog was provoked

If it was under effective control, it still wouldn’t have been in a positi9n to attack, no matter how provoked.

endacl

lawred2 wrote: »

Are you on a wind up?

Same poster again. Silly me. Safe to ignore, I’d say.

LillySV

Everyone complains about the cost of insurance ... yet lots of assholes here saying u should sue straight away with little facts !!! What if your dog did the same... totally unusual for it... but it did.... would u like it if someone sued u or made u put it down??? Seriously.... look for them to cover the cost of the doctor maybe but don’t go cause the dog to be put down ... treats others as u would like them to treat u and so on

Asitis2019

LillySV wrote: »

Everyone complains about the cost of insurance ... yet lots of assholes here saying u should sue straight away with little facts !!! What if your dog did the same... totally unusual for it... but it did.... would u like it if someone sued u or made u put it down??? Seriously.... look for them to cover the cost of the doctor maybe but don’t go cause the dog to be put down ... treats others as u would like them to treat u and so on

My point entirely....I suspect this is a gross exaggeration

When I hear the term lawyer up, alarm bells ring.

We live in a compo culture

martin101

LillySV wrote: »

Everyone complains about the cost of insurance ... yet lots of assholes here saying u should sue straight away with little facts !!! What if your dog did the same... totally unusual for it... but it did.... would u like it if someone sued u or made u put it down??? Seriously.... look for them to cover the cost of the doctor maybe but don’t go cause the dog to be put down ... treats others as u would like them to treat u and so on

I'd always have my dog under control. These people didn't

lawred2

LillySV wrote: »

Everyone complains about the cost of insurance ... yet lots of assholes here saying u should sue straight away with little facts !!! What if your dog did the same... totally unusual for it... but it did.... would u like it if someone sued u or made u put it down??? Seriously.... look for them to cover the cost of the doctor maybe but don’t go cause the dog to be put down ... treats others as u would like them to treat u and so on

I would treat others exactly the same as I expect to be treated.

And that would be not being bitten by their large unrestrained dogs.

I'm not sure what other facts are needed here other than an unrestrained dog attacked and bit the OP to the point of breaking the skin. Are there other facts material to the incident as you see it?

Rodin

Absolutely take this further.

Far too many dogs off leads which are not under control in society. The owners just don't give a 5h1t.

Make them care.

martin101

Asitis2019 wrote: »

My point entirely....I suspect this is a gross exaggeration

When I hear the term lawyer up, alarm bells ring.

We live in a compo culture

Your an idiot mate

endacl

LillySV wrote: »

Everyone complains about the cost of insurance ... yet lots of assholes here saying u should sue straight away with little facts !!! What if your dog did the same... totally unusual for it... but it did.... would u like it if someone sued u or made u put it down??? Seriously.... look for them to cover the cost of the doctor maybe but don’t go cause the dog to be put down ... treats others as u would like them to treat u and so on

^^
I won’t go into details, but the opposite of that, with standard punctuation and no txtspk.

LillySV

martin101 wrote: »

I'd always have my dog under control. These people didn't

And what if this dog was normally 100%... and this was totally unusual for it ... seriously ... is a little bite worth causing a dog to be put down and suffering for the family it lives with

lawred2

LillySV wrote: »

And what if this dog was normally 100%... and this was totally unusual for it ... seriously ... is a little bite worth causing a dog to be put down and suffering for the family it lives with

This is nothing short of trolling

endacl

LillySV wrote: »

And what if this dog was normally 100%... and this was totally unusual for it ... seriously ... is a little bite worth causing a dog to be put down and suffering for the family it lives with

Yep.

LillySV

Rodin wrote: »

Absolutely take this further.

Far too many dogs off leads which are not under control in society. The owners just don't give a 5h1t.

Make them care.

Why don’t we put down those little bastard kids we see run fun around restrained one supermarkets while we are at it too


Mod edit: folks, this post and others from last night (6th Feb) continue to reported despite all having been dealt with last night.
Can ye please stop reporting them at this point? 13:12hrs on 7th Feb).
Thanks.

Flowergirl201

And what if the dog had of bitten the 20 month old??? The dog owners should at least have to pay for the doctor visit and antibiotics.

Asitis2019

martin101 wrote: »

Your an idiot mate

Maybe you can hire Jackie - he has a good success rate

martin101

LillySV wrote: »

And what if this dog was normally 100%... and this was totally unusual for it ... seriously ... is a little bite worth causing a dog to be put down and suffering for the family it lives with

Yeah it is

lawred2

LillySV wrote: »

Why don’t we put down those little bastard kids we see run fun around restrained one supermarkets while we are at it too

Lunatic stuff

LillySV

lawred2 wrote: »

This is nothing short of trolling[/quote


If I describe you and your posts , I’ll get banned

Mr. Incognito

Once a dog bites its game over.

Get a solicitor.

Hopefully the guards will prosecute..

You were very very lucky

LillySV

Flowergirl201 wrote: »

And what if the dog had of bitten the 20 month old??? The dog owners should at least have to pay for the doctor visit and antibiotics.

Yea agree they should pay for that

lawred2

LillySV wrote: »

lawred2 wrote: »

This is nothing short of trolling

If I describe you and your posts , I’ll get banned

That would probably be a good thing.

Princess Calla

I'd be looking for that dog to be put down!

If you want a big breed dog, you have to be extra careful, so completely the owners fault.

jaxxx

Asitis2019 wrote: »

My point entirely....I suspect this is a gross exaggeration

When I hear the term lawyer up, alarm bells ring.

We live in a compo culture

LillySV wrote: »

If I describe you and your posts , I’ll get banned

Isn't that funny, cos I was just thinking the same thing about both of you.. .. ..

kenmm

What do you want from this OP?

If told as it was I think speaking to the owners (if you know them) would be a good start. Ideally i'd be looking for the Dr. fee. If its going to heal then no harm done really?

I am not doubting you as such or victim blaming or anything, but could anything you have done gave the impression to the dog that you were initiating play etc? Excitedly picking up the dog etc? I am not excusing the dog bite, just pointing out in case you are in a similar situation in the future. You had a child and a dog with you, you might want to consider if you a giving off fear as these things are often picked up on.

Asitis2019

Flowergirl201 wrote: »

And what if the dog had of bitten the 20 month old??? The dog owners should at least have to pay for the doctor visit and antibiotics.

Bigger claim :pac:

Rodin

LillySV wrote: »

Why don’t we put down those little bastard kids we see run fun around restrained one supermarkets while we are at it too

Because they don't cause actual bodily harm?
Is that a good enough reason?

Asitis2019

Asitis2019 wrote: »

Maybe watch your karma too op.

If a doberman charges me while I'm pushing a kid in a pram, you better believe my karma will be running over his dogma.

LillySV

jaxxx wrote: »

Isn't that funny, cos I was just thinking the same thing about both of you.. .. ..

Well I’m looking at your previous posts and I’m just glad I get out and have real friends and worries haha

Cherry Blossom

LillySV and Asitis2019, consider yourselves thread banned. We do not tolerate trolling here and you are both doing it in spades.

micks_address

Something less dramatic happened me a few years ago..dog bit me on leg out of nowhere. I wasn't going to the guards till a neighbor called around and said he was bitten by same dog. We were worried would happen to a child in the estate so both reported to the guards. The dog was taken away. I know it might sound awful but if an dog bites like this its incredibly dangerous. They have to be removed. I

LillySV

Cherry Blossom wrote: »

LillySV and Asitis2019, consider yourselves thread banned. We do not tolerate trolling here and you are both doing it in spades.

So If we are the only ones that don’t want to sue .. we are banned

Cherry Blossom

LillySV wrote: »

So If we are the only ones that don’t want to sue .. we are banned

Take a one week ban for ignoring a mod instruction.
If you come back and post in this thread again when your ban is up your access to this forum will be removed permanently.

Always Tired

LillySV wrote: »

So If we are the only ones that don’t want to sue .. we are banned

Have you ever been bitten by a dog? it's extremely painful. And it requires a tetanus shot, which, when I had to get one in the states, resulted in a 4 figure hospital bill.

I currently have a neighbour, who would be, as they say, 'known to the gardai', who just got a new huge pit bull, and is walking it around the estate off lead. It's ridiculous, and now any time I'm walking by dog I have to be on the lookout for it as the biggest danger with them is their aggression towards other dogs.

Cherry Blossom

jaxx please do not reply to posters that have been banned as they cannot see your post without logging out and they cannot reply. You are also keeping the argument going. Just report the post then move on and let mods deal with it.

Do not reply to this post.
Thanks,
CB.

martin101

I don't care about sueing or anything like that. I'm in alot of pain at the moment and I never thought I'd say this cause I love dogs and always had dogs but if that thing was put down tomorrow I'd be happy. I don't know if that's just cause it's raw after the incident or cause I'm in pain and angry but that's how I feel. If that dog had of got to my baby today or my little dog I can't imagine how I'd feel. I'm glad I took that bite, better me then my child or my dog. What if that dog bites again, that's what I'm concerned about. Might be a kid walking his dog who gets it.

TheW1zard

Asitis2019 wrote: »

hellooooooo Josepha

Good luck on Saturday

Im a shinner lol

jaxxx

Are dobermans not on that special breed list that need to be restrained at all times when in public (do they need to be muzzled too)?