Ddog has been bitten, not sure what to do

[Notthecarwashagain]

One of our dogs was jumped on today while she was on lead.
Because she's a nervy shakey dog, we thought she was just frightened, so when the owner of the other dog (neighbour) knocked a few minutes later to ask if she was ok, I said yes she's just frightened.
However after a couple of hours she was still trembling and eyes bulging, and DD discovered a couple of puncture wounds.

I've taken her to the vet and she's now got painkillers and antibiotics (and the cone of shame)
But I don't know what to do next, I have to tell neighbour, her dog is always running loose along the back of our houses, but don't want to sound confrontational (plus have huge anxiety issues, probably why I'm not just getting on with what I should be doing) and don't know how to word it.

Sorry for the ramble. I suppose I'm just asking how everyone else would handle it?

Poor dog & your poor DD too!

Once is bad luck but twice suggests the dog has possibly done it before & almost certainly will again. I'd be making a complaint to the police alongside ypur neighbours.

Spoken to police and apparently no crime has been committed, as no person was hurt.
"Dogs do attack dogs, it's in their nature" apparently

Err dogs being out of control is an offence.

I'd suggest you get onto your dog warden as they will be far better versed with legislation surrounding dogs. In my area the dog warden is rubbish but in the neighbouring county the warden is great. We've found that reporting to both wardens gives our crappy one the impetus to actually do something.

Thanks Sunny, will try the dog warden.

Couldn't believe it.

How did they work that out? It seems ridiculous that they're not even going to call in on the owner to have a 'friendly chat'. I suspect that they're overstretched lile most forces With any luck the dog warden will be more useful.

Ridiculous eh?!
I also have a 12 week old golden retriever who is only just allowed out.
Their dog can attack every dog on the street because that's in their nature?!

Waiting for the dog warden to call me back.

My poor dog has only just done a poo. And she's had to go to my grandmas to do it.

I've posted this pic before I think, but this shows how far she'd come from the early days.
It's so wrong.

Oh bless her. I have a bastardspaniel who has been known to attack other dogs and it is a bloody nightmare. He was originally attacked by a boxer. I would be mortified if he had upset your girl. Although mine is all sound and fury and not much else. And obviously he is not allowed to roam.

Akitas are quite scary aren't they?

Bastardspaniel

If it had been on a lead, or they'd have put it on one after it went for mine, I don't think I'd be so annoyed. It'd obviously still have the same effect on my dog, but I'd have known it was taken seriously.
As it was, they let it do it again, and still it's wandering off lead. Saw it this morning!

Yes it does seem scary. I'm sure it'd be a lovely dog trained and under control, but as it is, it's really not!

Here he is looking like butter wouldn't melt

Ah! He's lovely

'It's in their nature.'

There was a piece on Countryfile last night about pet dogs getting loose and attacking sheep in Wales. There was a policeman quoting statistics about how many sheep have been mauled and killed by dogs and apparently the majority of them have escaped from home. The first the owners know of it is when the police turn up to tell them. Then they take the dog away and put it to sleep.

How come attacks on livestock are taken seriously but not attacks on other people's pet dogs? Ok they might not make up someone's living but the trauma involved for everyone concerned is much worse. A farmer isn't attached to a sheep like we are to our pets. Why should dog on dog attacks be any different? I don't want to minimise the attacks on livestock but I would like attacks on other dogs to be considered a crime too.

I am sorry - the police are just being bloody lazy with this.
Akita's are fighting dogs - one of the few breeds where I would say that it could be a person next.

Any dog on dog attack should be followed up, especially as allowing an uncontrolled dog to roam free is an offence. If the local police aren't prepared to deal with it, get the dog warden involved. Hopefully they will be more helpful.

I'd call them back my dog was attacked in park I contacted police they contacted biting dogs owner and told him it had to be muzzled and on lead under control. They also told him if it happened again dog maybe PTS.

Oh that's good endof- your local police sound a lot more sensible than ours!
It would be great if this one would be made to wear a muzzle.

Dog warden has called me back and was very nice, but said he's a bit limited as to what he can do without their names or exact address (I'm not sure of house number) he said next door had reported too but also weren't sure of door number.

Sorry endofmytether, meant to say I hope your dog is ok now- I thought it in my head but forgot to type it!

She's very resilient so wasn't remotely traumatised ,I was though that dog scream haunts me. Her doggy friend who is much bigger rescued her but unfortunately he had more damage and an extensive vets bill. She is however not good with the breed of dog that attacked her anymore all others but this breed, she's fine if they stay away but gets growly if they sniff around her. Find out door number and follow through makes me livid that idiots let aggressive dogs roam freely.

Hang on I've just found this on the Gov Uk website:
www.gov.uk/control-dog-public/overview
Copied & pasted from the above

Out of control

Your dog is considered dangerously out of control if it:

injures someone
makes someone worried that it might injure them

A court could also decide that your dog is dangerously out of control if either of the following apply:

it attacks someone’s animal

the owner of an animal thinks they could be injured if they tried to stop your dog attacking their animal

So, in view of the above, why are the police saying they can do nothing? I'd be having a walk down the road to see the house number!

I'd forgotten about that, well spotted Bernard. Our dog trainer told us to be careful that if our dogs scared anyone in public they might be made to wear a muzzle for life. If it's now law about dog on dog attacks the police need a bit of a reminder.

It's frustrating. When next door told me what they'd said, I thought maybe the police had not understood that it wasn't a case of two dogs playing gone wrong, it was completely unprovoked.
When I called and got the same response it was just so baffling.

I can't work out which house it is because we're all quite close together (old miners cottages) and they just let the dog out the back (where there's a weird access road to fields) hard to describe!

I'm not going to let it go now though.

If you haven't already, take pictures of the wound and get a copy of the invoice listing the treatment. It may be worth going with that, plus the owner of the other dog bitten back to the police and trying again. What is it about owning a dog that turns some people into complete idiots?

I have 2 dogs and would be mortified, as would the majority of dog owners, if they'd even frightened your dog, never mind bitten it. Hope she perks up soon.

Ah that's annoying, I understand what sort of access you mean. No, I agree don't let it go because i'm sure it will happen again.

MsAdorabelle This is one of those threads that's been niggling at me. So I thought I'd check as I was sure the police were just fobbing op off.

They let an Akita just wander around??? FFS - that's insane.