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MochaBoyMom · 07-29-2011, 02:44 PM

Mocha and I walk about 2 miles per day. Yesterday we walked by a house with garage door partially open (with gap at the bottom). That is very common since people do that to keep the garage cooler. Anyway, a big dog (I'm not sure the breed) managed to get out and came straight at Mocha. I freaked and picked him up and tried to shield him with my arms. I ended up with lots of scratches on my legs and thighs. One particular scratch was bleeding pretty bad. The owner finally came out and kept on apologizing. She said she used to live in Colorado and that her dog is used to getting rabbits bigger than Mocha. That was not comforting at all. That means had I not shield him he would have been killed by that dog!!! The lady offered to patch me up but I was not going to get inside a stranger's house so I told her it was okay. Today I found some serious bruises underneath some of the scratches. That's enough force to seriously injure my baby, even if he was lucky enough not to be bitten. I'm just happy that Mocha did not suffer any injury whatsoever. Guess I did okay shielding him. Those scratches on me is painful but manageable with first aid kit. On him, that would guarantee a trip to emergency vet plus long recovery.

What can I do about this dog? I'm not seriously injured so not going to sue the owner or anything. But can I report the dog to animal control (do they handle things like this)? At least give them a warning about keeping their dog away from little dogs?

07-29-2011, 02:44 PM	#1
MochaBoyMom Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 611	Mocha and I were attached by big dog yesterday Mocha and I walk about 2 miles per day. Yesterday we walked by a house with garage door partially open (with gap at the bottom). That is very common since people do that to keep the garage cooler. Anyway, a big dog (I'm not sure the breed) managed to get out and came straight at Mocha. I freaked and picked him up and tried to shield him with my arms. I ended up with lots of scratches on my legs and thighs. One particular scratch was bleeding pretty bad. The owner finally came out and kept on apologizing. She said she used to live in Colorado and that her dog is used to getting rabbits bigger than Mocha. That was not comforting at all. That means had I not shield him he would have been killed by that dog!!! The lady offered to patch me up but I was not going to get inside a stranger's house so I told her it was okay. Today I found some serious bruises underneath some of the scratches. That's enough force to seriously injure my baby, even if he was lucky enough not to be bitten. I'm just happy that Mocha did not suffer any injury whatsoever. Guess I did okay shielding him. Those scratches on me is painful but manageable with first aid kit. On him, that would guarantee a trip to emergency vet plus long recovery. What can I do about this dog? I'm not seriously injured so not going to sue the owner or anything. But can I report the dog to animal control (do they handle things like this)? At least give them a warning about keeping their dog away from little dogs? Last edited by MochaBoyMom; 07-29-2011 at 02:45 PM.