Dani and the Dog Bite

Already a few times we told our neighbours to take better care of their dogs. Both of them are always on the street and even dirtying our lawn we have in front of the house.

But yesterday everything took a turn for the worst:
Daniel and Dov were outside playing with the tracktoron. Daniel then wanted to knock on the neighbours door to play with their daughter. (That is another kind of story! ) Before somebody opened their male dog came from somewhere at the street and bit Daniel in the upper arm. Dov and Daniel immediately rushed home and washed the wound. It was not that bad, but even so one tooth punctured his skin. Poor Daniel was crying out of shock and pain.

Dovi then called the municipality about that incident. Their vet advised us to wash the would every two hours or so until Dani would go to bed. And, that today somebody will come to take their dog for 10 days or so into detention. They will probably also have to pay a fine and also for the stay of their dog in that facility.

But all of that was so easy to avoid: When these people took that dog a few months ago from an animal shelter, they knew that he was abused earlier in his life. But instead of giving that dog a stable and save (both for people and the dog) environment - after all, it's not the dogs fault, they let him roam around the streets. And I saw a few times, whenever somebody came close, the dog showed strong signs of dislike. These neighbors should have been more responsible to ensure everybody will be safe.
Also think now of the dog. If they will not bail him out after his 10 days of mandatory detention, they will put down the dog. First of all I feel for my son, but I also think about the dog. Only people created that dangerous situation. (People that abused him in the first place, the neighbours not taking care enough)

We also have a dog. But he is never on the street without us and a leash. He runs freely in the house and the garden, but all his life we always took care not to endanger other people, him or other dog. Most of the time in this case when we go for walks with him other dogs come and start a fight. A few times we even had to go to the vet for treatment. But this is another story anyway....


this picture was taken just moments before the dog bit Dani


our driveway and our car

Update:
On the next day we filed a report with the Health Ministry (which is compulsory). Apparently they soon after contacted the neighbours to take their dog. So in the afternoon the neighbour calls us and talks to Dovi. He asks us (not too politely anyway) to take back the report, because he feels so sorry for his dog being locked up in a kennel. (How sorry did he feel for our Dani when their dog bit him????) When Dovi said that we won't take back our complaint he threatened us to say that our dog bit his daughter so they take also our dog away. What criminals these people are. We take so much care of our dog. When kids come over we look him even in another room so not to bother. How can you deal with people like that? Dov called afterwards the municipality so they know whats going on - and he will not be able to blackmail us.