Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised the urgent care did not have you fill out a dog bite form from the county. Your insurance company will usually ask as well.

Yes. They is part of why we went there - to make sure we followed proper protocol. They did not ask us to fill anything out. This is in Moco, fwiw.

Anonymous wrote:you may not want to report it because the owners were nice but what if that dog bites a toddler's face next time? its not all about you and your experience, but the safety of people at large.

also if the wound is cleaned and your kid is on antibiotics, there won't be an infection. It's been dealt with.

Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised the urgent care did not have you fill out a dog bite form from the county. Your insurance company will usually ask as well.

Anonymous wrote:Ten year old child and I were out for a walk. We approached a couple with two dogs (both on leashes) and my kid asked if she could pet them. The couple said yes. She approached slowly, gently, letting the dog sniff her hand. Then the dog suddenly leaped up and bit her in the arm. The couple said “surely it’s just a nip” but when we pulled her sleeve back the bite was already bruising badly and bleeding. They were horrified. We were all horrified. Shared their dog’s rabies docs. We took our kid to urgent care. They cleaned her up and put her on antibiotics.

Dog is a one year old Australian shepherd. I’m not inclined to report. I don’t know these people at all but they’re very apologetic and I have to assume will not let others pet this dog in the future. They offered to pay for doctors visit but I’m not gonna have them venmo me a $25 copay. We are watching to make sure the bite doesn’t become infected. We’d follow up if there were further complications.

My kid is healing. It was a weird freak thing over as soon as it started. The dog never growled or barked. I don’t want to make enemies.

Would you report in this scenario?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tough call.

When out in public, such a dog should be muzzled.

Reporting may not do any good as the dog was restrained properly and your child initiated the contact with parental approval.

My question is whether the parent involved should be reported for possible child abuse.

Me? I should be reported for child abuse? That’s a new one. Really didn’t see that one coming. Oh DCUM, never change.

If you allow a child to approach & pet strange dogs, then--as a lifelong dog owner, I suggest that you be much more careful in the future as dog breeds have very different tendencies.

But sure, what the heck, let your kid pet & touch strange dogs and handle other potentially dangerous items in the possession of strangers whom you encounter on a random basis.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tough call.

When out in public, such a dog should be muzzled.

Reporting may not do any good as the dog was restrained properly and your child initiated the contact with parental approval.

My question is whether the parent involved should be reported for possible child abuse.

Me? I should be reported for child abuse? That’s a new one. Really didn’t see that one coming. Oh DCUM, never change.

Anonymous wrote:Australian Shepherds are herding dogs that are bred to nip & bite. The owners should have understood that. Also, Australian Shepherds are fiercely loyal to one person, therefore, others should remain at a distance. Some, maybe most, Australian Shepherd do not like to be touched or cuddled,so the owners should not have permitted a stranger to touch the dog.

Anonymous wrote:Tough call.

When out in public, such a dog should be muzzled.

Reporting may not do any good as the dog was restrained properly and your child initiated the contact with parental approval.

My question is whether the parent involved should be reported for possible child abuse.