Dog bite

[littlealex2021]

Hi,

The police have given a friend of mine (yes, really) a community resolution order as her dog bit a stranger. The mitigating circumstances are that: the dog was on a short lead, it was in a dark narrow alley, fireworks were going off so the dogs were barking a lot (this was 2 weeks after fireworks night) and the approaching stranger, who was wearing a bright head-light thing, had a warning shouted to them but they still kept coming and invaded the dog's space. The bite was basically a scrape and bruise rather than a full-on bite.

Nevertheless, the stranger reported the bite to the police which was their right of course and at the same time my friend reported it to the police as well as she was devastated such a thing had happened. To me, this is kind of a case of misadventure but anyway, the point of this is the following question:

I believe the community resolution order could show up on an enhanced DBS check (if the police believe it is pertinent information). She is looking to undertake secondary school teacher training next year. Is this something that will potentially debar her from that or a similar career?

Many thanks in advance!

I think your friend may already have posted on here about this - might be worth them bumping their own thread again?

^ this

I hope it does

you sound nice 🫣

So does the "friend" she can't control their dog and makes excuses. I wouldn't want them in charge of school kids.

It shouldn't. Despite a poster treating this as AIBU (and being extremely unreasonable herself), it is not relevant. I would be surprised if it even showed up on a DBS check given the guidance the police are required to follow which you can find at Home Office - Statutory Disclosue Guidance - Third Edition November 2021 (publishing.service.gov.uk)

I think your friend may already have posted on here about this - might be worth them bumping their own thread again?

🤣 Yes, I read the original version OP.

If people are warned and disregard the warning they bear some responsibility.

My son's dog is an absolute sweetie with people but much less so with other dogs. She was a rescue c2021, they think she was a covid pup and not socialised with other dogs when she was younger.

He'll be out with her on her lead and some other owner's dog will come bounding over, or just wanting to sniff her. The Lad will say careful, she's not good with other dogs, and the owners ignore him. Or their own dog has poor/non existent recall.

Then when she snarls and snaps owners get lairy.

had a warning shouted to them but they still kept coming and invaded the dog's space.

Whose space? On a public thoroughfare?

I hope that your friend’s career prospects are not harmed but she needs to be more careful in control (physically grabbed the dog by its collar and moved it to the other side of her legs, for example) or more sensitive to her dog’s fear and not take it out on such paths after dark etc.

How would she have felt if the person felt the barking dog was invading HIS space and kicked out at it, out of fear? Causing a ‘scrape and a bruise’ to the dog ?

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/the_doghouse/4945340-dog-bit-someone-mortified-never-happened-before-help?reply=130842832

I believe the owners warning (if it’s the same one as posted on the dog house a couple of weeks back) consisted of saying that the dog doesn’t like torches - the other person was not asked to stay back, or warned the dogs could be unfriendly. The owner didn’t remove the dogs from the situation by walking back out of the narrow alley and waiting for the bitten person to come through.

if you are clear and say my dog is unfriendly, ask the person to stay back, turn and walk the other way, tell them firmly to recall their dog - well then you’ve done everything you can to prevent it happening in the first place.

Your ‘friend’ was unable to identity which of the dogs was responsible. That shows how little control she had over them.

had a warning shouted to them but they still kept coming and invaded the dog's space.

In a narrow alley? If the dog can't deal with people close to them, a narrow alley isn't the place for them.