Two people suffered minor bites from a stray dog at the Harbor. The dog was picked up at Loma Alta and Cliff Drive.
Minor Dog Bites from Stray Dog
Roger
November 8, 2018, 11:51 am
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Possibly scared and some good hearted people tried to catch it.
Depending on the severity of the bites, the dog may be deemed vicious and put down by the City/County shelter unless the owner can transfer it to a sanctuary outside of the City. If they are minor nips with not much broken skin then the owner may be allowed to get the dog back after a 10-day rabies quarantine period. Owner has to pay for boarding the dog during this time, plus additional fines and fees depending on whether the dog was licensed and vaccinated.
Alot of biters around here too..
I just remembered…… A Yorkie (Yorkshire Terrier), keeps escaping it’s yard… 1600 blk Shoreline Dr. Was posted on Craigslist couple days ago, which was the 2nd escape. 1st escape, the Yorkie was caught and ended up at the Shelter..
It is called “Fear Aggression” when a dog who is scared reacts by nipping or biting. Imagine being a dog and your only defense is your teeth. “Well meaning” people are often nipped or bitten by fear aggressive dogs because not everyone can read dog language properly. Do not approach a dog if you’re not sure how it is going to react. It is advisable to look to see if the dog is showing any signs of fear or anxiety:
Flattened ears.
Tail tucked between the hind legs.
Cowering.
Lip licking.
Yawning.
Raised hair on the back of the neck.
Avoiding eye contact/averting the eyes.
Far too many people seem to think that because a dog is wagging its tail, that indicates the dog is friendly. Not so. Dogs can and will wag their tails out of anxiety or fear. DO NOT EVER try to grab a dog by its collar if that dog is not known to you. I have had owners tell me “Oh, yes. He wants you to pet him. Go ahead and pet him,” when the dog is standing with teeth bared and growling at me. I have had the friendliest-seeming dogs try to take a bite out of me. You never know. If you find a “stray” it is best to let the dog come to you. I am not at all surprised that two people were nipped/bitten. Particularly with tiny dogs people think it’s okay to pick up those dogs. It’s a mystery to me. Little dogs can oft times be the most defensive. And—–by the way—–a bite is when the skin is broken and truly injured; I would say injured to the point of needing stitches. A nip can draw blood but is hardly comparable to a real dog bite. If I had a nickel for every time someone has used the word “bite” when the incident in question was merely a nip . . .
It is a dog owners responsibility to control the dog, I have been running in the area and the owner let a dog lunge it may because they did not control it. People do not have to work around dogs, dogs should be controlled by their owners. We have three dogs, and one we do not take out in public or to the beach where is it will be overstimulated, yet we bring it to remote hiking trails and parks to let it out. You cannot keep making excuses for animals and take no responsibility, I’m so sorry to tell you this. Please try and spread responsibility and not excuses.
Dog will be transported back to the Harbor Patrol office where it will be placed in a cage until Animal Control picks it up.
In case someone is missing their dog in the area.
once a biter always a biter. that dog should not be allowed to be adopted without full disclosure
Maybe I should put my teeth in and go for a walk by the beach….