AIBU to really expect the owner of the dog that attacked mine to pay the vet bill?

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Just that really, my dog submitted, other dog jumped on top and bit him so he required vet treatment. Anyone any experiences / ideas what to do?

I understand that dog on dog attacks can be taken to the Civil Court to sue for damages (vet bill). Small Claims Court would be your best bet.
Did you have any witnesses?

Squinkie that's exactly what dh intends to do! No witnesses and it was dark. I don't think he's wanting to deny it, I just think he doesn't feel that it is his responsibility to pay.

Hello again all, this is from my local council website, so it looks as if our only option if we had to would be to involve the police, which we don't want to.

''Dangerous Dogs

Dangerous dogs are the responsibility of the Police

If you want to report a dangerous dog contact the Police on the non-emergency number 101.

You may be required to provide the following details of the incident:

where and when the dog was last seen
what the behaviour of the dog was
a description of the dog (that is the breed, size, colour, distinguishing features)
any known information regarding the owner

You may also be required to provide evidence in Court should the owner be prosecuted.
What is a dangerous dog?

A dangerous dog could be:

a dog attacking a person
a dog attacking another dog
a dog attacking another animal
a specific breed of dog that is deemed to be dangerous or banned''

And the police will refer you to the council. It's ridiculous that they say they deal with it these things and then they don't. Sometimes, they will go out with the dog warden in conjunction with dog attacks, but it's very definitely a dog warden jobby you have there, regardless f what the police website says.

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Tidy, this is what the council website says

How is your dog today OP?

He seems a bit happier today, so the metacam must be working, thanks for asking, and thanks all for your replies, I'm just hoping that the other owner will see sense and pay the bill.

oh that is good to hear. How much was the vet bill btw? Have you had to pay or go via insurance to start with. Agree, I hope the other owner has thought about this and stumps up.

Even metacam on its own it expensive..

If a car had been driving along and that man's dog ran over the street to attack your dog and in so doing, caused an accident, the driver would be entitled to take matters up with the owner.

If a child had been walking her pet and that dog came rushing over to attack her dog, her parents would be fuming.

I think whether or not you hear from that owner, you'd actually be performing your community a service by running that event by your local dog warden.

Hope your dog recovers soon.

I would have dealt with it slightly differently - in that situation the owner should definitely pay - if only for a lesson to not let his dog run loose. No dog off lead should ever go up to a dog on lead and any bite is definitely the loose dog's owners responsibility and I'd want him to own up to it!

As you are now, I think it's clear you'll get no money - but I hope your dog's ok. My dog was bitten a couple of months ago, it was probably an accident. He needed 11 staples. He had no fear next time he went out etc, so don't worry about it. His pain was almost none-existent too!

The cone on the other hand... was a pain!

Do you have a local PCSO you could speak to? At least they could speak to the owner re keeping dog on a lead.
When my dog was attacked I called to police because I was bitten in the attack.
They took very seriously indeed and that dog has not been seen off lead ever since.
They did say that even if I wasn't bitten they would have spoken to owner as his dog was not under his control.