Nipped by a dog this morning, should I report it?and if so to whom?

[LardLizard]

So this morning a Doberman nipped me twice on the bottom
I had treats In the back of my jeans pocket for my dog
The man who was with the dog, seemed to have about 4 dogs with him, allnoff the lead, this was in a country park area where dogs can go off lead,
The dog was clearly trying to get the treat s from my pocket
He just bit at them through my jeans
He was scaring me so much
A shouted over to be man your dogs just nipped me
He called it over with no sense of urgency
And the dog ignored him and nipped me again
So again I called to the man

Another dog walker stood there with his mouth open but didn’t say or do anything

The man was about 100/200 yards away so not even sure if he heard me or what

Do what if anything. Should I do about this now ?

The other dog walker, who attic with his mouth open said to me as we walked off, that that mans dog had previously swiped his pouch that he clippedon his belt

It did hurt, but it’s not caused and broken skin

Report it. Next time, the dog might bite someone like a small child. Police need to know.

But I ment to say, was just thinking about what that other dog walker said about how that Doberman had previously swiped his treat pouch ...,

The height of your bottom from the ground could easily be the same height as a child’s face.

I can see you had treats etc, but no dog should help,themselves to your pocket.

I’d report too I’m afraid.

You can report it but if you don’t know who the owner is then I don’t see what the police can do.
I wouldn’t carry treats in my pocket like this. The dog should absolutely have been under control but to protect yourself I wouldn’t carry food like this.

I had a dog like this come up to my then 2 year old (we were at a fete, not a dog park) off lead while we were eating lunch. The dog bit the pie she was eating right out of her hands. Owner stood about 4 feet away watching his dog eat my child’s lunch and then called him back and walked away while I shouted at him. Not so much as a reaction at his dog’s teeth going for my dd’s hand.

I didn’t even think to report it but I wish I had now. People with no sense should not own dogs. We’ve had so many negative experiences now over the years with dogs (being knocked down, run over, jumped on, had to pull snarling dogs off her, seeing my 69 year old dm having both her knees knocked out from under her as a dog on a footpath took a running jump at her back, etc) that my dd’s is now terrified of them. People need to be accountable for their dog’s behaviour. If my toddler ran over shoved someone, but their hand and stole their food, damn right I’d be on top of that. There’s no excuse for just being lazy and irresponsible.

An under control dog would not do this to its owner let alone a stranger.

I used to regularly take my toddler to a park with multiple dogs off lead. If any of them had not been recalled straight to their owner if approaching us I would have reported them to the police.

Yes, this should be reported.

Did you get a picture of the owner / dog? If not, might be useful to write down a description of them while it's fresh in your mind to pass on the the police or council.

Can I just say that I always carry treats, and I have LOADS of dogs who come over and sniff at my pocket.

I have never had a dog try and get them, the worst is dogs who jump up. With all the dogs who come near, they respond to a No, and a push down.
None of them have ever tried to bite my pocket for the treats.

It is not normal dog behaviour. Of course the dog wants the treats, and no, he wasn't being aggressive, but a dog should have enough control to not try and bite through clothes to get them. If it will do that, then it will snatch a biscuit/ice cream from a child's hand and possibly a finger along with it.

Report the owner, not the dog.

Sounds like it is poorly trained with no recall. It shouldn’t be off the lead.

I exeperienced a similar incident about a year ago although I wasn't carrying dog treats. I was out walking my dog when a staffordshire terrier appeared from seemingly nowhere and the next thing I knew it had hold of my forearm. I called out to owner to come and get her dog. The dog let go and then got hold of my other arm before the owner appeared and put it on a lead. I was shocked by the incident, had holes in both sleeves of my fleece top and a toothmark on my skin which went on to bruise. The dog owner refused point blank to take responsibility even saying she did not believe her dog caused the holes in my fleece. She wasn't remotely sorry. I was shocked by her attitude and pretty shaken up and all I could manage to say to her was that she ought to muzzle her dog and keep it under control. She didn't want to hear what I said to her. I did not have my phone with me and did not report to Police as I assumed there wasn't much they could do about it seeing as I don't know the owner or know where she lives. I regret not reporting because next time it could be more serious. I knew I had to remain calm during incident to avoid injury but a child might, understandably, react in a different way, eg. screams , shouts which would excite the dog. It doesn't bear thinking about. I was also mindful to keep (or at least appear to be) calm at time it was happening as I did not want my dog getting injured.
It taught me a valuable lesson and that is to make sure I ALWAYS take my mobile phone with me when out walking and to make sure that it has enough charge/power to take photos if needed.
You have my sympathies OP because a dog nip/ bite is a horrible, horrible experience.

I'd report too. I was once bitten by a dog and had to go to minor injuries for a jab and I was advised to report to the police. I was surprised to see a beat officer come round to take a statement the same day. Not sure if they did anything with it but the dog owner was known to get his dog to bite people for his entertainment, so I'm hoping the police at least had a word.

Doberman owner here.

Report. 1000%. This is why they get a bad rep

I’d be reporting it, only because this isn’t the first issue.
My dog once did something similar, although didn’t actually hurt anyone, but it shook me to the core about what could have happened. It took me by surprise, as he had never misbehaved like that before, but I have learned from it, and my dog is NEVER off a long-line now.
Anyone’s dog can misbehave unexpectedly (like the treat-pouch incident) a first time, but surely the owner has to make sure it can never happen again?!
I still shudder about the incident with my dog, I was truly mortified, and couldn’t apologise enough :(

I’ve been carrying dog treats since 1997, on walks, in training classes, in puppy classes, etc and have never been bitten by a dog trying to get to them. At worst I have been nuzzled and jumped on by dogs who were still training, while in training classes designed to teach them.

This cannot be a new problem, the owner must be aware of it. I bet you the dog steals food all the time at home, yet the owner was unconcerned which makes him very irresponsible.

I normally use a pouch, but that was in the wash but tbh I think it’s ridiculous to think I shouldn’t be in a park with a bit of dry kibble in my pocket
That I’m somehow endangering myself
As if it’s my fault, where there will be others with things that are way more tempting than a bit of dry bid standard food
Are the irresponsible for say eatting an ice cream the park

I'd say you should report as well, OP. Only because it could be a child next time. The owner clearly wasn't concerned, that's what would bother me the most about this.