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Location: Nottingham
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Originally Posted by
lozzibear
from her OP i definitely do not see how he hit her in self defence, and he hit her (or tried to) TWICE, and she hit him after he threatened her! he had also just taken a full kick at her dogs head! i know he was just trying to get rosa off his dog, and i would hit or kick a dog to get them off jake but ONLY with the amount of force needed, a 'full on' kick at her head, to me, is way too much force. i would hit someone if they did that to jake, it is just too excessive and could cause serious damage to a dog. i dont think he could ever get her done for assault after his actions. and to top it all, he followed her home!!
and she didnt say rosa has bitten another dog before!
your post doesnt sound the least bit understanding, im sure most dog owners will come across situations that are outwith our control. it was an accident, no ones fault so it can just be used as a learning experience.
Ah I do apologise as i misread the context of the word 'another' as plural rather than a singular term.
TBH if I was in that man's situation where I was innocently walking my dog in a park and a loose dog came over and started attacking my dog, I would defend my dog with
all the power I had in order to keep my dogs life. Kicking a dog in the head is not nice but I would do it to defend my best friend from being torn apart. The force he used effectively removed the dog, which the owner and the bystander had tried and failed to do. I would say in this case it was reasonable force, other less severe options had been tried and failed.
It is not excessive, kicking the dog over and over again, even after its released its grip would be excessive. A singular kick to the head as a last resort is not in my view. I would rather do that than watch my animal writher in pain.
Then to top it all, the owner of the attacking dog swings for me for defending my animal from serious injury. The OP crossed the line turning the conflict from verbal to physical, she but her hands on him and he defended himself.
By the way following her home is a sensible thing to do, she could have lied about her address and I would want to make sure that the contact details were correct so I could send my vet bills, the police and the dog warden.
When you see the damage dog bites do both physically and mentally to animals, trauma like that is not easily repairable. Puncture wounds are rarely clean with a high chance of infection and a high incidence of causing trauma to deep tissue.
I know this whole thing is an accident but its the OP dog that did the damage and at the end of the day she is responsible for the animal's actions.
Of course the OP has my sympathy but damage has been done and she is responsible for it. The OP is not a bad person, S**T happens but at the end of the day, the dog attacked unprovoked and was out of control, she owns the dog as so she is, legally, at fault.
I have tried looking at the situation in both parties shoes, if it was my dog that had got loose and attacked a dog unprovoked, and got kicked in the head, I would be mad at the dog and not at the owner of the victim. I would be apologising profusely and be so ashamed of myself for not being able to prevent the attack.
I'm so sorry that Rosa has been attacked herself, it seems that it is a chain reaction with dog attacks, with a victim often becoming an aggressor. I know of a few dogs that this has happened too.