You did the right thing. The Garda wouldn't be interested in any complaint from the other dog's owner..and are more likely to be listening to you, if YOU had YOUR dog on a leash and the other was without one...(regardless of the other dog's size)...
What breed is your dog incidentally?
Does the other owner know you personally, where you live etc?
Gary
My dog is a cairn terrier. He knows i live in the area as he sees me walking her all the time. Im lucky as my dog is a very resilient dog and not alot bothers her although still very young at 2 years.
I have called the garda just to register the incident with them. They are taking it quiet serious as the number of incidents where dogs attack are on the increase here, so ill wait and see where it goes.
Mike Armstrong Webboard User Reg: 08-06-2005
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Quote: eric dziedzic
. . . make a detailed memorandum of what happened and keep it . . .
I don't have anything to add other than to second Eric's suggestion. Official reports of minor incidents are often lost/purged when you need them later. Your own documentation of the event may help you, another dog owner, another person or parent if there are more incidents.
I agree with Mike Armstrong. Documentation is important either kept by you or law enforcement. It's possible that the dog that attacked you may have done the same with somebody else. You have further proof as well because you went to the vet.
I rarely go walking without a stick because you never know what'll happen these days. You could be attacked by somebody in a car driving by or another dog going beyond it's boundaries.
I agree with Mike also. Document what happened and I'd just report it anyways. The other owner is a dumba$$. I went walking my dog the other day and I saw this R. Ridgeback dragging it's owner to me. He said, oh my dog is friendly (which he was) and just wants to meet your dog. It was still a puppy, so I let him. I didn't want to be a jerk. He then told me how trained his dog was at 8 mos already. I thought,...dragging you half-way through the park is far from trained, but then there was no harm done and I hate to offend people, unless it's in self defense.
Hopefully, I don't have to boot someone's dog, because I will, just as you did. You did the right thing.
Brad . Martin Webboard User Reg: 09-14-2005
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This story kills me! :laugh: What kind of idiot yells, "just kick him," and then follows it up with, "oh that was too hard,"? All I can picture is Goldie Locks and the three bears: The first kick was too soft... the second kick was too hard... the the third boot to the ribs was juuuust right!! I know it's hard on the heart, but try not to feel too bad for what you HAD to do. This wasn't your fault at all it was this other "individual".
You may want to check with Garda regarding the spray though. Pepper Spray is also illegal for a citizen to carry here; it is considered a weapon. However, Dog Repellent, carried for the purpose of protecting oneself from an attacking dog is lawful.
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