Mocha and I were attached by big dog yesterday

[dolsgirl]

Originally Posted by MochaBoyMom

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?

I'm glad that Mocha didn't receive any injuries. I'm sorry you did. I would suggest that you report it to the police to make a record of it. That's dangerous.

[lillymae]

I am sorry this happened to you & your baby. You are very lucky though that it was not much worse then it is. I would deff report this to both the Police & Animal control. Thank God that it was not a child walking their small dog as it could have been deadly for both the child & their pet & next time that could very well be the case. This woman knows the potential her dog has to be a danger to a small animal & was irresponsible to have allowed a situation for her dog to get at anyone or another animal. I am sure that there are cats & other small dogs in your neighborhood & the surrounding neighborhoods & this is very likely to happen again if she's not given a warning by some kind of authority.

[Lil Sis]

I am so sorry and I am glad your baby is ok, and you are not too bad off.

I am thinking about the rabbit remark, ok maybe true....but the fact that you as a human was holding said rabbit () should have stopes the dog. Also, if that dog doesn't know the difference between a rabbit and another dog.....well that is very questionable...

I would report it.. And carry pepper spray or big stick from now on

[FidoTheYorkie]

Did he just scratch you ? If so I would not make a big deal out of this, maybe the dog was just trying to be friendly and say hello with wagging tail and everything, if his tail was not wagging and the dog maybe showing teeth or growling THEN I would make a big deal out of this.
I work in a vet clinic , I get scratches and bruises all the time and I dont make a big deal out of it but if the dog would try to bite or bite me or my dog then I would make a huge deal out of it and make the dogs owner always have him in a strong leash !

are loose dogs allowed where you live or banned?

[Princes mom]

I am so sorry to hear about what happened to you. I'm glad that is wasn't worse.
You should take pictures of your injuries. "Pictures say a thousand words!!"

[Princes mom]

Originally Posted by katy-yorkie

Especially the CCW.

What is CCW?

[Micah my love]

I would report this cause if there is a next time he may be more vicious than he was this time..it must have been so scarey

[jeane]

I would definitely report to animal control so they can make sure that the dog is up to date on shots// I am a dispatcher so we deal with dog bites all the time// they can get infected real easy

[Maximo]

I am glad that your pup was not injured, and I am sorry that you were. Lots of good advice here. I would definitely have a doctor look at your wounds.

This is one of my biggest fears.

I hope you recover quickly and that you are not discouraged from enjoying walks with your little one.

[MI Yorkielover]

Originally Posted by Princes mom

What is CCW?

Yeah that

[mimimomo]

Originally Posted by shodanusmc

1. Police 2. Trip to ER or your Doctor. 3. Good Lawyer. 4. Buy a Cane Corso to walk with you and your dog. 5. CCW

what is CCW?

Originally Posted by MochaBoyMom

Sorry to say that I completely panicked and did try to say STOP or NO, or even be on the offensive. I was mostly on the defensive and I believe I screamed when the dog jumped me. I was busy trying to shield my baby that I even forgot I have pepper spray in my pocket. I'm mad at myself for blanking out like this.

So sorry you had such a horrifying ordeal! When I had an encounter w/an unleashed big dog while walking my 2, I didn't think of saying 'NO' to the dog either...all I could manage @ the time was to pick my 2 up in my arms.

This is from dogbitelaw.com:
California permits a person to recover damages for canine-inflicted injuries of all types, based on the doctrine of negligence.
The non-bite cases show that neglience can be based on mishandling a dog (Barnett v. La Mesa Post No. 282 (1940) 15 Cal.2d 191 [horse in a parade]), ineffectively controlling or failing to control a dog (Drake v. Dean (1993) 15 Cal.App.4th 915 [leaping dog], putting a dog in a situation that foreseeably can cause injury (Baley v. J.F. Hink & Son (1955) 133 Cal.App.2d 102 [small dog on a leash]), or violating an animal control law (Delfino v. Sloan (1994) 20 Cal.App.4th 1429 [violation of leash law]).

[Perrella]

Oh my...so sorry you & Mocha had such a scary encounter..but thank the good Lord you both are fine and we are not dicussing another ending.
Glad Mocha didn't get injured...(thanks to her wonderful mommy) and hope your mend quickly too.

[MI Yorkielover]

Originally Posted by Princes mom

What is CCW?

Guess we'll never know

[Micah my love]

Originally Posted by MI Yorkielover

Guess we'll never know

LOL i was watching for the answer to

[shodanusmc]

Originally Posted by Princes mom

What is CCW?

Concealed Carry Weapon. 49 out of 50 states offer it. Take a class, learn to shoot, protect yourself when no one else will. I live in the only communist state where the crooked politicians only want the bad guys to be armed.