My dog was in a scuffle on Saturday at the Westcrest dog park in West Seattle. It was a surprise attack from a grey and white mastiff type dog with an elderly owner on a cane who I’ve seen there on more than one occasion. I inspected him after, but must’ve missed the bite because he’s a really fuzzy Berner.
Cut to today, I’m petting him and feel a chunk of mud in the area where the mastiff was attacking (successfully it seems). Except the mud flakes red dust on my fingers. I realize it’s dried blood. I clean the area and the wet paper towel slowly turns maroon. I shave the area and he’s got a puncture wound more than 2mm in diameter.
He’s going to the vet tmrw for antibiotics. So he’ll be fine. We’ve sent photos of the wound to our vet.
My question is: What rights or recourse does Seattle have for this?
Note: My aim isn’t to punish the owner or dog, but I do want to ensure this dog isn’t making the only dog park in West Seattle an unsafe place to be. While I am riled up, it’s directed to the owner and his clique of friends who I’ve seen watches and laughs when this happen time and again (to other dogs too). Clearly they have no shame, so I want to have a secondary option in my back pocket if my first option (a civil conversation) fails.
Thanks in advance. And yes, I know, not going to the only dog park in my neighborhood is always an option.
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