Hi. This is not my dog but a friends.
Friends dog escaped from her land, she lives on a farm and the dog is normally behind a fence but there was a gap that she hadn't noticed. The dog is never normally unsupervised or off lead outside of private land but is only 6 months old and bouncy (would be intimidating to have running up to you if you didn't know it!)
Puppy ran outside and saw person who got a fright and ran. Puppy gave chase, not sure what happened as both dog and person ran out of sight but puppy is normally friendly and proberbly thought it was a great game, not good for scared person though. Dog is a collie so likes to herd people but has never hurt anyone but is a collie and she is aware they can nip when herding, she heard dog barking but it was a playful chasing bark not aggressive (the runner didn't know this though!) Dog returned 5mins later but no sign of person. Owner shouted at person to stop but they kept running. Friend looked for person to apologise/explain however couldn't find them. She has no idea if the person was hurt.
Friend is now distraught, feels terrible and wondering if she will be asked to have the dog destroyed. The dog is a farm dog and is nervous when people come onto the land, hence why it is normally secured or on a lead, so could fail a temperament test if the police were to come round to assess it. She is normally VERY careful (much more than me!) and never lets the dog around strangers or strange dogs without proper introduction just incase.
Should she report it to the police first and explain? Obviously the escape route is now gone...
Would the police seize the dog for something like this?
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Greyhorses · 12/11/2015 14:49
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