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That was very restrained of you after all you and Murphy have been through.

Whats a muzzle got to do with his legs!!!!

His mouth still works even if he cant run fast as weve seen!!!

At least you got some of the money owed though Id have taken the lot for distress caused!!

At least Murphy is back to his old self this morning

And Im sure he'll heal quickly

Good luck :luck: :luck:
 
hely said:
i didnt realise the dog wardens would be that helpful, i have a worry about a staffy x in our park that scares lots of people and has bitten a dog (i leave when they appear) i think i might phone them and voice my concerns and have a word with the lady who's dog got bitten!!the bloke who owns this staaffyx thinks its great that he gets the park to himself as everyone leaves when he comes in :angry:

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If you wanted to report any dog attacks you are better go to the council shop near the civic hall....shes really nice BUT i dont think its really worth it

A lady around my area with 5 collies has been reported not picking up and one of her dogs biting other dogs including my Bow last year i also reported her

The lady gives me abuse now and i stay clear from her and her dogs, The police have warned her the council has so many complaits but she still goes around with at least 3 of them un leashed

These attacks make me so mad :rant: and its the victims who end up paying and have to deal with their ordeal

Hope Murphy feels better soon...poor thing :huggles:
 
Jessr123 said:
Well Murphy has cerrtainly bounced back.  He was up at 5:30 pestering me for a walk (I usually go out at about 6:15).  He then tried to dash off down the field while attached to his lead (sorry Murph no runs for 10 days!) and picked up any piece of rubbish he could find on the walk to play with.  He then got home and dived into his food bowl and has finally settled down for a sleep.
We also met the man who walks the dog that bit Murph.  I asked if he would mind muzzling the dog when its out so it is no longer a risk and the cheeky so* said that cos the dog has only got 3 legsand Murph ran round him he's no surprissed the dog nipped him.  However he was reasonable and said he would ask his daughter if he could muzzle the dog (it belongs to his daughter who doesn't walk it in the morning cos she works!), and if she said no he would no longer bring the dog out.  He also offered to pay all the vet bills.  I let him pay 1/2 the excess for the op as I know the nip was not 100% his dogs fault.  Hopefully that now means we can both walk in the same field without there being an atmosphere.

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I'm pleased Murphy is bouncing back, what a great little fella he is. It's also good to have sorted it out and removed the atmosphere although I would have let him pay the full amount because when it hits your pocket you think twice about your actions, but then I'm a bit of a meanie :( , (as well as mad (w00t) )

Jenny
 
~Helen~ said:
hely said:
i didnt realise the dog wardens would be that helpful, i have a worry about a staffy x in our park that scares lots of people and has bitten a dog (i leave when they appear) i think i might phone them and voice my concerns and have a word with the lady who's dog got bitten!!the bloke who owns this staaffyx thinks its great that he gets the park to himself as everyone leaves when he comes in :angry:

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Def give it a try. I've heard of some not being that great, but our local ones are really on the ball. It's really good to have a barrier between you and the wrong-doer too, cos we all know what it's like saying anything to someone - you just a mouthful of abuse :wacko: but the wardens don't take that... they press on. It helps that ours are 6 foot tall and one's an ex-cop :lol: no one messes with them :thumbsup:

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I think it does depend on the wardens in your area. About three years ago now, just after I had got Albus I was walking past some land that had been set aside for development. People always use the area for exercising of dogs. There was a man in there with 10 alsatians off lead. They could not see Albus as he was too small but saw me and the whole lot came flying towards me. As they approached I could see that some were only young but they were all behaving as a pack. I kept walking as I did not fancy being at the centre of that lot. When the dogs finally caught up they were jumping up biting the back of the coat I was wearing. This ended up totally ruined. The backs of my legs were biten and bruised from the younger dogs. Not at any time did they approach Albus. Thankfully I took the brunt of the attack.

The guy that was with them was totally abusive calling me a F**** idiot for not standing still. When I eventually got home legs bleeding I called the dog warden. The response was that she could do nothing as I had no address. Who would give you their address in that situation. I asked that the area be patrolled as he was bound to return at some point if not immediately. They did nothing. I called the police, same response. I rung my OH who after seeing my injuries rang the owners of the land who I am afraid to say had the same response.

The field in question borders a network of paths were young children walk/cycle and which are used by other dog walkers and people. Because of the way that it is set up the wardens find it difficult to patrol so generally don't bother. In thirteen years of living here I have never seen anybody.

Generally, many but not all, dog owners let their dogs off and it is others who take the consequences of their actions. They often have poor recall and the owners don't understand that not everybody wants their animal in their faces whether it be another dog or a child. I know of several children around us that are terrified of dogs as I have taken a great deal of time with them to get them accustomed to mine.

I hope things work out for Murphy. I just hope that there are no long term problems after the bite has healed.
 
Nice to know that Murphy is on the mend :)

..... and well done on coming to an agreement with the other owner :thumbsup:
 
haycroft said:
hely said:
i didnt realise the dog wardens would be that helpful, i have a worry about a staffy x in our park that scares lots of people and has bitten a dog (i leave when they appear) i think i might phone them and voice my concerns and have a word with the lady who's dog got bitten!!the bloke who owns this staaffyx thinks its great that he gets the park to himself as everyone leaves when he comes in :angry:

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If you wanted to report any dog attacks you are better go to the council shop near the civic hall....shes really nice BUT i dont think its really worth it

A lady around my area with 5 collies has been reported not picking up and one of her dogs biting other dogs including my Bow last year i also reported her

The lady gives me abuse now and i stay clear from her and her dogs, The police have warned her the council has so many complaits but she still goes around with at least 3 of them un leashed

These attacks make me so mad :rant: and its the victims who end up paying and have to deal with their ordeal

Hope Murphy feels better soon...poor thing :huggles:

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cheers for that Jayne, i didnt realise that was the place to go :thumbsup:

hope murphy is feeling better :huggles:
 
i'm a bit of a 'nerd' when it comes to dog behaviour programmes and have watched a couple where they have explicitly said if you as a human feel slightly threatened that someones dog is going to bite then you have the right to make a complaint and pursue through the police to have action taken.

'threats' can be taken as dogs jumping up or being boisterous so why cant we prosecute when we feel threatened when our dogs/us are bitten??

makes me so mad!!

glad murphy is on the mend :huggles:
 
Hiya. Murphy is loads better today. We took the head collar off as he has shown little interest in his stitches and it was driving us mad as he likes to walk with his nose touching our legs so they were getting rather bruised. It also got in the way of snuggles under the duvet as it formed a kinda tent! He is much happier without it on.

He has also been on a lead walk and I'm glad to say his confidence has not been dented - he couldn't wait to meet the other dogs we saw although they weren't quite so keen as at that point he still had his scary head collar on.

The stitches look like they are healing really nicely - no sign of infection, and luckily they are placed in a way that doesn't stretch them when he decides to have a few mad minutes in the house. I'm still only allowing him the garden for a quick wee as I want to make sure the stitches are more fully healed before he really gets a chance to go crazy, although I suspect that will be before the 10 days the vet suggested. I think he is sensible enough to stop if it hurts so I will allow his mood and behaviour to dictate when he can free run again.
 
Pleased to hear that Murphy's confidence hasn't been dented by his experience although I suspect yours probably has, I was paranoid after Rifle was bitten! Fingers crossed he continues to leave his stitches alone, Rifle was brilliant with his then blew it 5 days on! Not that he tried to chew them, just decided he felt so much better that he would do the 'wall of death' around the garden and open them up again!! :oops:
 
Jessr123 said:
Hiya.  Murphy is loads better today.  We took the head collar off as he has shown little interest in his stitches and it was driving us mad as he likes to walk with his nose touching our legs so they were getting rather bruised.  It also got in the way of snuggles under the duvet as it formed a kinda tent!  He is much happier without it on. 
He has also been on a lead walk and I'm glad to say his confidence has not been dented - he couldn't wait to meet the other dogs we saw although they weren't quite so keen as at that point he still had his scary head collar on.

The stitches look like they are healing really nicely - no sign of infection, and luckily they are placed in a way that doesn't stretch them when he decides to have a few mad minutes in the house.  I'm still only allowing him the garden for a quick wee as I want to make sure the stitches are more fully healed before he really gets a chance to go crazy, although I suspect that will be before the 10 days the vet suggested.  I think he is sensible enough to stop if it hurts so I will allow his mood and behaviour to dictate when he can free run again.

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Hi, well im so pleased that Murphy is on the mend :thumbsup: he will feel so much better without the head collar on and he needs all the snuggle cuddles he can get :huggles: its very interesting how he was happy to greet the other dogs and not show any fearful signs :thumbsup: my friends whippet was exactly the same after being attacked by a staff but he really acts completely as nothing has happened which is what you want :thumbsup: maybe whippets are very resillient or maybe they just have an enormous heart and they are prepared to forgive :)) which is all part of their beautiful nature.

So Finbarr is sending Murphy lots of woofs and sniffs :huggles: as he continues to go from strength to strength :thumbsup: :luck: :thumbsup:

All the best

Rachel & Finbarrxx
 
Jessr123 said:
Hiya.  Murphy is loads better today.  We took the head collar off as he has shown little interest in his stitches and it was driving us mad as he likes to walk with his nose touching our legs so they were getting rather bruised.  It also got in the way of snuggles under the duvet as it formed a kinda tent!  He is much happier without it on. 
He has also been on a lead walk and I'm glad to say his confidence has not been dented - he couldn't wait to meet the other dogs we saw although they weren't quite so keen as at that point he still had his scary head collar on.

The stitches look like they are healing really nicely - no sign of infection, and luckily they are placed in a way that doesn't stretch them when he decides to have a few mad minutes in the house.  I'm still only allowing him the garden for a quick wee as I want to make sure the stitches are more fully healed before he really gets a chance to go crazy, although I suspect that will be before the 10 days the vet suggested.  I think he is sensible enough to stop if it hurts so I will allow his mood and behaviour to dictate when he can free run again.

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Pleased Murphy is on the mend. :luck:
 
glad he is over this and it looks like hes not ging to have any lasting trauma over it.it is true that any dog that is out of control in a public place and that you 'feel' threatened by (it doesnt have to bite)can be reported to the police.AND THEY HAVE TO TAKE ACTION.if they dont tell them youre going to write to the papers and to their chief constable and ask them why they arent doing anything :- "
 
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