OHIO -- A Broadview Heights resident called police at 6:15 p.m. Oct. 27 to report her toy fox terrier had just been bitten by a larger, lab-shepherd mix dog.
The woman, 33, said the unleashed dog had been running around the neighborhood during the afternoon. Her husband took the terrier to the vet for its wounds.
When police arrived the larger dog returned to an Ashley Drive residence. The officer confronted the dog, which was friendly, and put it in the back of his squad car. The officer then called the homeowner, who said the dog belonged to his daughter, 29, who was in town from New Jersey to run the Akron marathon. As far as he knew, the dog, along with his own dog, were left inside the house.
The police walked around the home and discovered a front window had been pushed open from the inside.
When police talked to the terrier owner, she was visibly shaken. She had been pulling her two small children in a wagon and walking her small dog when the larger dog charged and attacked the terrier, biting it on both sides of its hindquarters.
Later the officer learned the terrier had undergone surgery for its bites.
The homeowner where the larger dog escaped felt terrible about the incident and offered to pay for any veterinary bills.
Because the lab-shepherd mix wasn't aggressive towards humans, and had all of its shots, the officers felt there was no need to quarantine the animal. Due to the unusual circumstances of the case, no charges were filed.
(Plain Dealer - Oct 4, 2013)
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