Rottweiler Attack - Advice Needed

[lv4dogs]

I am so sorry to hear about Casper. What a scary experience. I hope he has a speedy & full recovery.

I am the owner of a Rottweiler who can be dog agressive at times. She is ALWAYS under my control and supervision. I do everything in my power to keep her & other dogs safe and so far knock on wood do a great job at it. But do know I would be devastated if she attacked someones dog, but I would be even more devested if she honestly got loose by accident (accidents do happen unfortunatly) and animal control took her away from me. That is as long I showed genuine concern & offered to help with vet bills and the like (which is what I would do).

Seeing as he was concerned and came over immediately, as long as he is willing to pay for the vet bills I would not get animal control involved. I would however warn him that if there is a next time animal control will be involved.

Personally I would ask the owner to reimburse me for ALL the vet bills if your dog WAS on a leash. If your dog was NOT on a leash though I would only ask to be reimbursed for part of the bills (no more than half even if your dog did not enter his property or cause problems)

[K9karen]

Someone gave me a head's up on this thread..wonder why...

As most PTers have read this before, to make a long story short, 2 of my back neighbor's 3 Rotties dug and crawled like groundhogs under his ill mantained fence, and grabbed a puppy I was watching for a neighbor. I grabbed the puppy back (punctured wound on it's butt) and in the process, either fell or tripped. I'll leave out how I was miraculously saved (nobody around) but my left wrist/hand wound up in the one Rottie's jaws. This occurred April 5 in the privacy of my own fenced in yard. My dog was uninjured and I'm glad she didn't attempt to save me.

The Rotties had a doggie door, in and out 8-10 hours a day while the owners were out. One end of the fence had been boarded, but not where they came under, so owner had to know. I have had 2 surgeries, have 1/2 inch or more of my ulna missing in my wrist, tendon damage in my fingers, pain, and limited movement. More surgeries may be performed, but my choice is either no pain but less movement than I have now, or pain and more movement. I also have teeth marks in my calf, and had a chunk of hair pulled from my scalp.

You should have called Animal Control immediately. Personally, my neighbor never apologized, just called it an unfortunate accident (which has ruined my life). It should be put on record. They will research if it happened before. PA has a one bite dog law, so yes, he still owns them, but the lawyer and animal control are digging deep to investigate if this happened previously.
By reporting the incident, you may be saving another dog and/or human life. Maybe your own children. Animal control will inspect his fence, fine him and possibly supenea him. What do you care if he likes you?

Before it gets too late, give him the vet bill. If he refuses to pay it, he's a scoundral. Remember, nothings been written down and documented.

Sorry friends, I'm not anti any dog. I'm just relating my story again and it happened to involve a certain breed. You all know I love all dogs, so please, please don't start up on me. I know for a fact, my neighbor is a lousy owner.

Oh, and I thought Tylenol was dangerous for dogs. I always used a buffered aspirin..aspirin coated with Maalox

[Husky15]

I am so sorry to hear about your Maltipoo. I know I certainly would be devastated if my dog was attacked, especially from such a large breed.

Personally, I think he should pay at the least half of the bill, especially if he wants to keep his Rottweiler. I wouldn't let him go home free and not have to pay or do a thing. I definitely suggest getting him to pay at least half. If he has issues with that then call Animal Control, but this man seemed to be really concerned.

And I agree with BC_MoM, he should take his Rottie to a behiavourlist. Maybe you could suggest that to him.

Someone gave me a head's up on this thread..wonder why... :rollseyes:

As most PTers have read this before, to make a long story short, 2 of my back neighbor's 3 Rotties dug and crawled like groundhogs under his ill mantained fence, and grabbed a puppy I was watching for a neighbor. I grabbed the puppy back (punctured wound on it's butt) and in the process, either fell or tripped. I'll leave out how I was miraculously saved (nobody around) but my left wrist/hand wound up in the one Rottie's jaws. This occurred April 5 in the privacy of my own fenced in yard. My dog was uninjured and I'm glad she didn't attempt to save me.

The Rotties had a doggie door, in and out 8-10 hours a day while the owners were out. One end of the fence had been boarded, but not where they came under, so owner had to know. I have had 2 surgeries, have 1/2 inch or more of my ulna missing in my wrist, tendon damage in my fingers, pain, and limited movement. More surgeries may be performed, but my choice is either no pain but less movement than I have now, or pain and more movement. I also have teeth marks in my calf, and had a chunk of hair pulled from my scalp.

You should have called Animal Control immediately. Personally, my neighbor never apologized, just called it an unfortunate accident (which has ruined my life). It should be put on record. They will research if it happened before. PA has a one bite dog law, so yes, he still owns them, but the lawyer and animal control are digging deep to investigate if this happened previously.
By reporting the incident, you may be saving another dog and/or human life. Maybe your own children. Animal control will inspect his fence, fine him and possibly supenea him. What do you care if he likes you?

Before it gets too late, give him the vet bill. If he refuses to pay it, he's a scoundral. Remember, nothings been written down and documented.

Sorry friends, I'm not anti any dog. I'm just relating my story again and it happened to involve a certain breed. You all know I love all dogs, so please, please don't start up on me. I know for a fact, my neighbor is a lousy owner.

Oh, and I thought Tylenol was dangerous for dogs. I always used a buffered aspirin..aspirin coated with Maalox

She makes a point. ^

[GreyhoundGirl]

Phew, I'm glad your pup is OK. What I would do is kindly point out that the vet bills will be expensive, and that perhaps he should pay at least half ( all if you are a good haggler ) of the bills. If he decilnes reimbursement, I would mention that certain laws say that uncontrolled aggresive dogs should be put down, or trained, or at least ( the owners ) be responsible. Sometimes laws require that the attacker's owner pay for damages. If he continually refuses, point out that you *might go to animal control. If this doesn't change his mind, go to animal control. Ask them for further sueing/court matters, ( as I do not know what area you reside in )

Wishing you the best.

Happy healing.

P.S. In my opinion, small dogs ( and cats ) sometimes trigger the prey drive. My greyhound X has gone after Toy breeds (and cats )with that *look in her eyes.