dogs , what happens if a dog attacks you and the owner doesnt do anything ?

Question

taking my dog out for a walk in the woods , suddendly a dog comes from nowhere and starts being aggressive , who do we contact and why , especially if the owner of that aggressive dog doesnt do anything to prevent the aggression , who do we contact about this problem ? i am asking this question cos we are more than likely to meet this specific dog again on a another walk ... please advise and what do we do about it?

Answer 1

You should report it to the police....

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I've been in your exact same position, and in my experience absolutely NO-ONE was interested in the slightest - not the local council, rspca, or police.

My dogs have even been properly attacked and bitten by uncontrolled dogs while their owner couldn't have cared less, and even then I couldn't get a speck of help from the authorities.

I believe the police will only help if the mad dogs actually bite a child or adult, they're not concerned about dog on dog, or potential harm to humans. The rspca won't help, or the local council, unless you know exactly who this person is and their address, then the rspca MAY go round to check them out to see if their dog(s) is suffering, but if the dog is fine then there's nothing they can do, as they're only concerned with animal welfare and not the attitude of the owner.

If you have a local dog catcher (not all local councils employ one) and you know this dog is loose you can call them and when they feel like attending they'll have a look for it - but won't put in a great deal of effort as they mainly pick up the strays off council estates.

The best solution I had to use was to totally avoid the mad dog areas and keep my eyes open for loose dogs. Good luck!

Answer 4

How awful for you, i know that can be very frightening. You haven't stated your area but if you are here in London, ring your local council and they will give you the phone number for the local dog wardens. Ring them and explain what has happened and tell them that you are going to be walking your dog the next day and if this a******* of an owner is there you will need their help and support as you are scared that you are going to either be bitten, beaten up or that your dog will be injured in a fight. They have a legal responsibility to protect the innocent ( you ) and should turn up when you call them. Try to engage the owner of the dog in conversation and see if you can gleam where he lives etc etc. You can then report him to the police and the RSPCA as he is an irresponsible dog owner and needs pulling over it. I know its easy to say make a stand and don't let yourself be intimidated by this idiot but whats more important at the end of the day? Your safety and that of your beloved dog is of course paramount and in all honesty, i'd rather walk my dog elsewhere than risk our safety until this a******* is made to stay away or he has his dog taken away from him because he is not a good person to be around a dog. Take care.

Answer 5

Whassup DD. I have a Staffie and he is on the large side. People who do NOT know him tend to take a wide berth as they see him as a threat etc.. Because of this I make sure he is always kept on his lead when we are in public as I have a responsibility to other people and pet owners. Unfortunately it is always OTHER peoples dogs who are off the lead and heading for my Staff. I always worry that should a 'scrap' ensue and the unleashed dog became injured, whether it would still be me and my dog that took the brunt of things as far as the law are concerned?
I sympathise with your problem as I get really stressed with idiots who have either no control or no morals about letting their dogs loose. As far fetched as this may sound, I think you would be in a good position to photograph the dog loose rather than hoping to convince the authorities after the event that it was loose? Most mobile/cell phones these days have a camera facility and this would be a good way to prove your case.
Try not to cause any conflict between yourself and the offender as this will just lead to more aggro that you don't need. If you are able to inform the RSPCA or local authorities, dependent on your location geographically, of this persons routine, they will hopefully put a stop to this before someone gets hurt?
Good luck, I hope you get a rightful resolve to this before long.

Answer 6

I just hate dog owners like that! My staffy has been attacked several times whilst being walked on her lead, thankfully we have so far always been able to defuse things with out having to unleash our dog and and give her the command, sometimes at the risk of being bitten by the other dog!

our dog has never been aggressive and we do everything within our powers to try and keep it that way,
Sadly some ppl have no respect for there own dogs never mind any one else’s dog!

Answer 7

In the UK. If a dog attacks a person then report it to the police, who will follow the report up with a visit to the owner if you know where to find them. They are not, however, interested in doing anything if a dog attacks another dog.

Answer 8

the best people that you could contact are the police, if the other dog owner has a car take down his number plate and give that to the police as well. As it is also breaking the law letting your dog be aggressive.

Answer 9

same thing happened to me and my dog on a walk.
if your dog got injured then take it to the vet.

make the owners pay for the vet bill
(thats what we did)

well you cant make anyone do anything, but the owners were at fault and it happened before with their dog. So it was either that or we call the police. *they went for the bill*

well from all that babbling what im saying is call the police or animal control

Answer 10

This is what I did in exactly that situation. My neighbour is a 24 carat @rsehole who thought it was amusing to release his Alsatian when he saw me cycling down the street. I took to carrying my bicycle pump with me and when the dog attacked I whacked it right in the centre of the head. The first few times it reacted in shock and pain and my neightbour, the sadistic bully, roared with laughter to watch such a thing. Anyway, after about a fortnight the dog had learned that a crack on the head from a hollow plastic bicycle pump represented no danger at all and would press home its attack even after being hit, just as I thought it would. So, I cut a 20cm length of 200mm tubular steel fencing standard and stuck it inside the pump. The next day the brute took a run at me and, just as it expected I would, I whacked it firmly on the head with the pump. It never knew what hit it! I split its skull from its nose to its spine and it was dead before it hit the ground. My neighbour thew a schoolboy tantrum and called the Police but I had dozens of witnesses to his releasing the dog to attack me and they told him that if he persisted with his complaint against me they'd charge him with aggravated assault. He chickened out, of course, and nobody on the street has heard a squeak out of him since. Haven't heard much from the dog, either, come to think of it.

Answer 11

apart from follow him home how can you report this if you dont know where he lives thats so not on how rude are some people today i have a staff and i would let my dog off the lead if the other dogs owner didnt retrieve his dog hope you get sorted