Bishopthorpe man bitten by dog (From York Press)
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Bishopthorpe man bitten by dog
8:43am Monday 14th November 2011 in News
Race walker David Long shows the injury to his leg caused by the terrier which attacked him
A MAN who was bitten by a dog while out walking has urged the owner to come forward, or at least muzzle the animal before it hurts someone else.
Race walker David Long, 68, was training in Bishopthorpe on Thursday, November 3, when he passed a woman walking a black and white Jack Russell terrier.
Though it was still on its lead, the dog ran across David’s path and bit through his tracksuit bottoms, piercing his skin and causing his leg to bleed.
David, who owns and runs the Tyburn Guest House in Albermarle Road, said: “I have have walked literally thousands of miles and never been bitten, though some of the lads in the walking club have.
“I’m cautious now when passing dogs. I give them a much wider berth. I am sure it had done it before and will do it again, and if it hurts a little kid, it will have their face off. It was frightening really.”
The woman told David “I’m not sure why he’s done that”, and walked away without stopping to help him, even when he called after her.
He then went to a nearby bakery where staff helped him clean his injury.
David said: “The woman was in her mid-to-late 20s, tall, with brown hair and she didn’t have a coat on. That’s why I thought she was a local girl.
“The police couldn’t do much at all, as I didn’t have her address. I could have followed her home, but my first thought was to get the wound cleaned.”
Following the incident, David spent two hours at York Hospital A&E to have the wound properly dressed, but was up to date with his tetanus inoculation and did not need a fresh one.
Mandy Johnson, David’s daughter, said: “I have a dog, my dad’s a dog lover, and I have children. It made me think if that was a young child, what would have happened? We reported it to the police but they can’t really do a great deal because they don’t have an address or name or anything for her.
“Dad was shocked more than anything. He trains in that area quite a lot and it knocked him back a bit. I’d like her more than anything to go to the police. Obviously this dog needs a muzzle, even if it’s the first time it’s happened.”
A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said the woman, or anyone with information on who it might be, should phone them on 0845 6060247.
Comments(19)
Buzz Light-year
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9:29am Mon 14 Nov 11
Hicarrumba
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11:24am Mon 14 Nov 11
TheTruthHurts
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11:32am Mon 14 Nov 11
Hicarrumba wrote:I agree, if a little jack russell attacked me in the way described above i would have just booted it!!
I am a dog lover too, but it would have been having a size 12 removed from either it's owners or it's own cavity.
spiritofyork
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12:14pm Mon 14 Nov 11
St George York
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12:49pm Mon 14 Nov 11
chickpea
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1:52pm Mon 14 Nov 11
mortandindi
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2:36pm Mon 14 Nov 11
Garrowby Turnoff
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3:06pm Mon 14 Nov 11
Ken Dodd's dad's dog's dead
Ken Dodd's dag's dod's deg
Ken Daggs's dog's dad's dag
Keg Degg's...
I'm done!
Pete the Brickie
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4:41pm Mon 14 Nov 11
The police said they couldn’t do much at all, as I didn’t have her address.
I'll remember this next time I'm down the pub with my cement mixer and it pukes on the carpet. As long as we leave the scene without writing down our address in block capitals the police will be powerless to act? I don't know how it works and what prevents them from asking any questions about my possible identity but they shouldn't really be advertising such an easy method of escaping punishment for crime in the Press in my opinion.
I could have followed her home, but
But the very second she saw you she'd have called the local nick and enough coppers to patrol 50 square miles or three laybys near Bilton would've turned up and nicked you under new anti stalking legislation.
MadRob360
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4:43pm Mon 14 Nov 11
GoodDoc
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5:51pm Mon 14 Nov 11
Silver
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Lady Muck of NP
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brahma
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2:38pm Wed 16 Nov 11
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FulfordFreeThinker
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4:51pm Wed 16 Nov 11
York sven
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10:06pm Wed 16 Nov 11
Pete the Brickie wrote:You're right. They should have used the military satellites to check for footage of the incident. Csi should have taken a cast of the dog bite and checked the dental records of all the terriers in a 20 mile area. A terrier line up would also have been a great idea. Im sure they could recreate the scene using the not very possible techniques they use on CSI las vegas.
The police said they couldn’t do much at all, as I didn’t have her address.
I'll remember this next time I'm down the pub with my cement mixer and it pukes on the carpet. As long as we leave the scene without writing down our address in block capitals the police will be powerless to act? I don't know how it works and what prevents them from asking any questions about my possible identity but they shouldn't really be advertising such an easy method of escaping punishment for crime in the Press in my opinion.
I could have followed her home, but
But the very second she saw you she'd have called the local nick and enough coppers to patrol 50 square miles or three laybys near Bilton would've turned up and nicked you under new anti stalking legislation.
Alternatively what they should have done was a press release with a description of the female and a better description of the dog.
In terms of the offence it's a difficult one. She had it on a lead. If it had never done it before, should she have expected and planned for it. The very worst thing she did was not say sorry and get the gentleman some help.
Pete the Brickie
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9:30am Thu 17 Nov 11
York sven says...
10:06pm Wed 16 Nov 11
You're right. They should have used the military satellites to check for footage of the incident. Csi should have taken a cast of the dog bite and checked the dental records of all the terriers in a 20 mile area. A terrier line up would also have been a great idea. Im sure they could recreate the scene using the not very possible techniques they use on CSI las vegas.
Alternatively what they should have done was a press release with a description of the female and a better description of the dog.
In terms of the offence it's a difficult one. She had it on a lead. If it had never done it before, should she have expected and planned for it. The very worst thing she did was not say sorry and get the gentleman some help.
Well to be fair I wouldn't have expected anything like your suggestions Sven, but it wouldn't have done any harm to knock on a few nearby doors and ask if anyone knew the lady and dog concerned in order to ascertain whether it had "done it before" or not and take the appropriate action even if that turned out to be words of advice to the owner and requesting she make contact with the injured party and appologise. At the end of the day the fact she left the scene might suggest to some that the dog had previous and such animals have an unfortunate history of repeat behaviour, and as the article states next time it might bite a young child.
Garrowby Turnoff says...
9:20am Mon 14 Nov 11