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The DC “leash law” states “No owner of an animal shall allow the animal to go at large.” See DC ST § 8-1808(a).  The DC code defines “animal at large” as “any animal neither found off the premises of its owner and neither leashed nor otherwise under the immediate control of a person capable of physically restraining it.” See DC ST § 8-1801(1)(A).  The key clause in this definition is “off the premises.”  As someone close to this situation, I can definitively say that Freckles, by standing on the brick retaining wall, was in no way “off the premises” when the attack happened, thereby precluding her from being classified as an “animal at large.”
 
What’s the point here?  Members of the public who “throw up their hands” saying “Freckles was off the leash, therefore blame lies with her owner” are drawing superficial conclusions.  Going further, as I am familiar with the house and brick retaining wall in question, I can definitively say that, no matter how tall, the aggressor dog could not have snatched Freckles in its mouth without jumping up onto the property where Freckles lawfully stood without a leash.  Leash or no leash, Freckles’ owner did nothing wrong.

Regarding the aggressor dog’s owner, he has broken the law, and should be held accountable as such.  It is a DC Code violation to fail to report a dog bite within 24 hours.  It is a second Code violation to leave the scene of the attack.  This is straight from the mouth of a DC Animal Control investigator.  Finding this dog and its owner is for the safety of our town.  DC Animal Control will take it from there.  The District of Columbia, as well as Glover Park, needs to protect its pets, its children, and its residents from a vicious dog that could, God forbid, do this again.
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