The girl's parents are asking for help from the community to identify the dog to possibly keep their daughter from having to continue to endure rabies treatment.
CALIFORNIA -- A 7-year-old girl was attacked by a dog while she was playing at Mape Memorial Park in Dublin on Monday, Dec. 10 around 4:15 p.m. The girl's mother, Melinda Roman, is asking for the public's help to identify the dog so they can determine whether or not the dog has been vaccinated for rabies.
Roman says the dog was on a leash when the attack happened.
If the dog is not found, Roman says her daughter will have to endure a rabies treatment in addition to the other injuries she suffered during the attack.
Roman said her husband was standing next to his daughter when it happened and that he immediately took the 7-year-old and his 3-year-old into the bathrooms to get paper towels for the injuries. When he came out of the bathrooms, she says the dog and its owner had left.
Roman wrote: "The owner of the dog appeared to be in his teens approximately around 15 or so. The dog is described as a white or very light yellow lab (may be mixed), with a distinctive mole or growth above its right eye on top of its head. The dog did not appear to be a puppy. We do not have any other details than that."
Roman says her daughter was rushed to Oakland Children's Hospital where she was treated for the injuries. According to Roman, her daughter has "stitches and teeth marks on the right side of her face, as well as paw marks on her chest and stomach region."
Roman is pleading for the public's help to find the dog and the owner of the dog so they can find out if the dog has had its rabies shots. If the dog if found, Roman says the rabies treatment her daughter is now enduring can be stopped.
Roman wrote: "We just need to know that the dog is up to date on all of its vaccinations."
According to Alameda County Sergeant JD Nelson, the report was taken by Dublin Police Services and will be investigated by Alameda County Animal Control Services.
If you have any information about this incident call the Alameda County Animal Control Services 925-803-7040.
(Dublin Patch - Dec 14, 2012)
