Tradesman bitten by dog

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It's my friend's son. He was doing some plumbing work in their house and the dog has sunk his teeth into plumber's leg. There is a clear bite mark with broken skin.

It's been cleaned up and his tetanus is up to date. Does he need to "do" anything about the dog?

Wow what a nasty piece of work you are.

Ive got a small overly friendly terrier that we can't seem to be able to stop jumping up on people in a friendly manner in the house. He just wants a fuss. It's not acceptable though so if we have visitors/tradesmen I put him on his lead and keep him away. Not everyone loves your dog.

Puppy punching nutters are out. Advanced search on some people is quite telling. 🤪😅🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

I would report it with the hope that the owner will be told to make sure the dog is kept away from workmen etc.
I have a tradesman coming on Tuesday so our GSD will be put out in the garden while he’s here. She’s fine if we introduce people to her, but I still wouldn’t take the chance.

Any normal person would automatically protect themselves, you would have to be a complete psycho to stand there and let a dog sink its teeth into you and do nothing.

As someone attacked by a leaded dog in the street a few weeks ago, I reported it. The owner didn't, which shows what an uncaring twat she was. Shouldn't have owned a dog if she can't take responsibility.

In this case, the dog was in its home, I wouldn't blame the dog. I'd perhaps try and get the owner put down instead, since it was too much trouble for them to keep it securely. I have always been an animal lover and the attack has ruined things for me. I now cross the road to avoid dogs in the street and have become a very nervous person.

That’s completely unrealistic though... planned situations like a tradesman, absolutely.

But any dog can be dangerous in an emergency and how can you control a dog if you’re unexpectedly incapacitated?

Report to police and push for the dog to be destroyed. There needs to be zero tolerance on dangerous animals.

Exactly. People are ridiculous about dogs.

What if the dog bites a kid next time?

Nasty!

It needs to be reported because there could be a wider pattern. A negligent dog owner could mean a person gets seriously injured.

the tradesperson should also go get the bite reviewed by a doctor. Even if it seems ok, dog bites can carry germs and get infected easily.

I would hope the dogs owners are/were profusely apologetic to him about this.
We have a terrier who has form for biting postmen and delivery drivers. We have a bin by the gate for them to deliver to if the dogs outside and we get caught out, but it's not foolproof. Usually we hear the barking and can run out and stop them coming in.
Regarding the bite, if it gets infected he needs to see either a GP or go to a minor injuries unit. They can get nasty and he would feel pretty rough if so, but hopefully not. My DH is a postman so has had a few over the years.

@Ameanstreakamilewide

The dog might not have a bite history. And it might not bite again. We don't know the circumstances. Something could have happened that alarmed the dog or the trademan could have ignored instructions. The owner should definitely take precautions to ensure it doesn't happen again now it has happened once but euthanizing in this instance is over the top. If the tradesman had been mauled it would be a different story.

I'm saying this as a dog owner and someone who has studied animal behaviour. This does not make me ridiculous about dogs. It makes me able to understand their behaviour in a rational way.

It's reportable and recordable as it's a s3 offence under dangerous dogs act
It doesn't matter if it's in its home it' covers public or private space

It can be dealt with via an out of curt disposal but should be reported .

Any normal person would automatically protect themselves, you would have to be a complete psycho to stand there and let a dog sink its teeth into you and do nothing.

There was nothing normal about the way you described what your partner did. Your comment is deleted now so I guess mumsnet though your comment was weird as fuck.

Imagine boasting about your partner punching a baby animal in the face.

Dogs biting is similar to toddlers biting, some can be reactive for a variety of reasons, others aren’t.

My dog bit a tradesman. I didn’t have my dog locked up as he’s never done it before. I do now.

The tradesman walked past my dog and patted him on the head just as he had his head in his bowl eating his food, and turned and nipped him.

I was mortified, and upset, and scared the company would take it further but they didn’t. Now I always put the dog in another room.

Pushing for the dog to be euthanized is over the top and out of proportion. People complain about dog owners being too soft. Some dog haters are too far the other way

Why do dog lovers assume that if you don't slavishly love animals you automatically hate them? I'm pretty indifferent to them normally, but if I'm bitten deep enough to draw blood? Yeah you bet I'm reporting the animal and its owners to the police.

@justgettingthroughtheday

Your post upthread is outrageous and quite frankly disgusts me. We can't hold an animal responsible like we can a human that's true, but either they're ok left to their own devices in which case they should not be pets, or they're not and we should take reasonable precautions if they bite with not provocation. Granted we don't have the finer details here - but the animal has a strong enough bite to draw blood. Imagine the plumber lying under the sink and the dog attacks his face?

@ChiefWiggumsBoy

I was referring to the dog haters on mumsnet who think if a dog looks at you funny in the street it should be euthanized. It is annoying when I am told that I know nothing about dogs by a person who has never known one and whose 'expertise' on dogs comes from watching news reports on dog attacks.

*owned one

Occupiers Liability Act 1957
As the occupier of the premises they have a common law duty of care to lawful visitors to their premises, this includes tradespeople they have invited in to do work. It doesn't matter specifically matter that the harm was as a result of a dog bite.

He doesn't need to do anything about the dog. And I'm sure he can decide for himself what he wants to do without his sister canvassing Mumsnet for him for the usual anti-dog rants. An offence may have been committed if the occupier did not demonstrate due care, it's up to him to decide to pursue it or not. There are a variety of sound reasons for choosing to pursue or not pursue this.

If he's employed by a company, there will likely be a set procedure to follow.

Only skim read replies, but he ought to go to the local minor injuries for antibiotics. Dog mouths are pretty grim.

So if a dog savaged and killed a tradesperson in the home there would be no crime?

'ddog' 😂