Dog Bit My Son

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I just came in from work only to find out a dog running loose bit my 3 year old son on the face. Apparently my wife was outside with my son and 8 year old daughter when this dog comes into our yard. My son starts to pet the dog and before my wife gets to him the dog snaps at his face. Luckily the bite didn't land flush and only scratched the side of his nose, but still broke the skin. My wife calls the local PD and they tell her the dog catcher will be back tomorrow @ 8am.:fire:

So, all that being said, when I put this dog down tonight what kind of ticket/fine will I be facing if any?
 
I can understand your anger. Don't be harsh and suffer the consequences of your anger. You may not only be the one to suffer, but also your family if you get into trouble. Take a deeeeep breath. First thing is to have your child seek medical attention; secondly, make sure that dog's rabies vaccines are up to date; and thirdly , let the authorities take care of the dog.
 
I dont think going after it is bright, unless............. you needed the dogs body to prove it wasnt rabid..........

Let animal control handle it. Thats what they are there for.
 
So, all that being said, when I put this dog down tonight what kind of ticket/fine will I be facing if any?
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Depends upon the jurisdiction; jail, maybe, permanent loss of gun rights.....
 
I wouldn't go out looking for it but if it happened to wander into your yard tonight I would be in the same boat. Now you know the animal is dangerous, no reason to risk your safety if it comes around again. :)

Going out looking for it may cause you some headaches... instead of being in the owner of the dog's yard standing over the body, you'll be in your yard standing over the body. Perceptions are much different. As always your local laws on discharging firearm in city limits and firing in self defense(animals is a good question though) probably apply.
 
If it wanders back onto your property before animal control comes, use your best judgement. Don't go hunting for it, that's only going to get you into some deep chet.
 
Do not do anything other than get pictures of your son's face and the dog, if possible.

Provide the pictures to the Animal Control Officer and insist on a rabies test of the dog. That should end the issue.
 
The dog wasn't wearing a collar. I chased him out of my yard this morning before work. I've never seen this dog before but it's a large black dog, as tall as my son. I won't hunt him down, but I won't sit in my home while that dog marks his territory in my yard, either.
 
Are you sure the your son didnt provoke the dog to bite? Not unusual for a toddlers to provoke even the nicest dogs into biting to defend themselves.
Pulling a dog's ear or sticking their fingers in the dogs eye etc.

Unless the attack was unprovoked the dog doesnt deserve to die.

Dog's owners need to be held accountable If the dog is as big as you say and he wanted to take a piece out of your son he would have done it. From what you describe sounds like a warning nip to your son to back off. If the dog was going for your son he would have done serious damage.

I have been nipped, bitten and mauled by more dogs then I can count. Your description sounds like the dog nipped at your son the way a dog nips at a puppy to get it to back off.
 
vaherder said:
Are you sure the your son didnt provoke the dog to bite? Not unusual for a toddlers to provoke even the nicest dogs into biting to defend themselves.
Pulling a dog's ear or sticking their fingers in the dogs eye etc.

Unless the attack was unprovoked the dog doesnt deserve to die.

Dog's owners need to be held accountable If the dog is as big as you say and he wanted to take a piece out of your son he would have done it. From what you describe sounds like a warning nip to your son to back off. If the dog was going for your son he would have done serious damage.

I have been nipped, bitten and mauled by more dogs then I can count. Your description sounds like the dog nipped at your son the way a dog nips at a puppy to get it to back off.
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I don't know about that now. Though the toddler may have provoked the dog by prodding, if the dog was off leash in his property, I would still fault the dog for this. A toddler isn't really responsible for his actions and the child was on the family's property, where the dog was roaming free. If the dog was violent again on the property, killing it would seem appropriate IMHO.
 
vaherder said:
Are you sure the your son didnt provoke the dog to bite? Not unusual for a toddlers to provoke even the nicest dogs into biting to defend themselves.
Pulling a dog's ear or sticking their fingers in the dogs eye etc.

Unless the attack was unprovoked the dog doesnt deserve to die.

Dog's owners need to be held accountable If the dog is as big as you say and he wanted to take a piece out of your son he would have done it. From what you describe sounds like a warning nip to your son to back off. If the dog was going for your son he would have done serious damage.

I have been nipped, bitten and mauled by more dogs then I can count. Your description sounds like the dog nipped at your son the way a dog nips at a puppy to get it to back off.
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I don't know if my son "provoked" the dog, I was at work. Judging from what my wife said, he didn't. Either way...
 
I wouldn't go killing a dog because it nipped my son. That kind of thing happens to kids all the time. It's a life lesson. A rabies test is in order though. If the dog was on my property acting aggressive again I'd take some action at that point.
 
Shooting the dog for being in your yard will bring you more trouble than you need right now. Even if it was in your yard, your son could have provoked the snap. Children can be unaware that what they are doing can be seen as threatening by animals. What your son could have thought was a "pat" could have been more of a "hit" and the dog reacted.

I'm not blaming your son, I'm just saying it could have gone down differently than you are thinking. Let animal control get the dog and check it for rabies and see if it is fit for being around people.


That being said, I have had to kill a few aggressive dogs, so if it comes back being aggressive towards you and/or your family, 99% of the time you are within your rights to shoot.
 
I would set a live trap with some juicy burgers and call Animal Control upon sucess, expalining that your child was bitten by it.

The Rabies test will be automatic I would presume!

Keep the guns up and the Temper Down! But I can relate to the frustration!
You wanna protect your family!
 
I wouldn't go killing a dog because it nipped my son.
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Same here. If it came back and actually acted threatening maybe, but shooting someone or something for a scratch on the nose ... not sure that warrants deadly force.
 
If the dog set paw on my property again o would have to kill it. The op said ot was a dog unknown to him and it had no collar. It could be a rabid wild dog for all he knows. AND it bit his baby. You must protect your family at all costs. You guys bring home a dog. And let it bite your own kids so that they will learn a "life lesson"
 
I *was* bitten or rather nipped quite often. And what I learned is how to handle most dogs I run across, short of the actually feral or nasty ones.
If someone shot my wife's dog she'd be about as close to someone shooting her kids as it comes. I'd definitely hide our guns for a few weeks.
 
Please keep the topics related to guns and RKBA.
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Two Moderators have already posted in this thread. You arn't either one of 'em.
As a Yugoslavian classmate of mine once said when I was a kid:
"Stick your nose in none of the business!"
 
Nushif, I'm a animal lover myself and I know exactly what you mean. This is obviously not the case here though. Animal lovers would never let their dogs run loose and with no collar that has theory name, my name, my address, rabies shot tag, on it. And I'm sure that you, like myself, know all the dogs that live close to you. . I really believe people should have to get a license to have animals and maybe even children.
 
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