Pet involved in dog bite incident - July 22, 2015

[Lavita Powell]

Dear Friends,

This is to bring to your attention that a pet dog bite incident that happened yesterday evening around 6.15 pm in the car parking area.

My son Neil was walking our daschund, pepper, in the parking area, and he suddenly noticed a black lab charging towards pepper, in an effort to save pepper, Neil picked up pepper and tried to move him away from the black lab and the lab bit Neil on his  lower back. Neil lost balance in the bargain and fell on the ground and severely hurt his elbow. The bite wound is deep.  These dogs were walked by Kishore, who is a dog walker. He is very thin and barely can manage walking himself. He had one white lab on the leash and the black lab who attacked Pepper and Neil was without a leash.  In the melee, the white labrador almost slipped out of the collar, and if that had to happen, it could have been disastrous for my son Neil and my pet Pepper.  The dog walker could barely manage to keep the white labrador in the collar. The situation was saved by the workers and security guards, they made a noise and scared away the black lab.

We managed to trace the dog walker with the help of the security guard and found out dogs belonged to Shruti.

When we informed her, she was very apologetic and assured me that the pets have taken the anti rabies vaccine shot and further, she assured me that she would take strict action against the dog walker.

Neil reached home in a very bad state with his T shirt torn, covered in dust, swollen elbow, and bleeding from the dog bite wound. We rushed him to the doctor and have begun the 5 shots anti Rabies, (Rabipur Vaccine) schedule followed with a tetanus. He had his class exams today but had to miss it as advised by the doctor.

Friends, those of us are actively trying to bridge the gap between dog haters and us, dog/pet lovers, are really fighting a losing battle. If we who are active are not going to follow the rules what hope do we have to integrate our pets into the society where there is a very active group who very clearly want this complex to be dog free that includes our pets. We are fighting tooth and nail to be able to use the common amenities like podium gardens, lobbies, parking areas and lifts. Now it is my son and I am a dog lover so I am not making it a big issue. One can easily imagine what would be the situation if these pets made an attack in the presence of toddlers. It could have been disastrous. Imagine this situation inside a lift with toddlers travelling as well.  I want to emphasise here, that every pet outside the house should be on a leash, if we are unable to walk with our pets ourselves, at least have dog walkers who are fit enough to do this job in the first place and have at least some liking towards pets. Many of our members, have pointed out that these dogs walkers just stand in one place, smoking, chatting over the phone, and don't bother to give some exercise to pets by means of walk.  

I want to go one step further in our pet rules by stressing that pet owners who are aware that their pets can be aggressive should muzzle their dogs when they are in public. I think, this is the right time for us to open our eyes to some facts. There is a demand from the non pet lovers, that a fine should be levied each time a pet is found without a leash. We should seriously think on this line because many of us are taking our rights for granted before it is too too late, we must act and correct the situation.

I would suggest that we from Nahar Pets Club send a letter to all the Societies, i.e., YYV, Eight Towers, Lilium Lantana, Twin Towers, to levy a monetary fine of Rs.500/- per incident of pooping and not picking up, pet not on leash, aggressive pets not muzzled. I can imagine many of you thinking that I am saying all this because my son who was affected. But I am taking this incident as a sign that something very much worse could happen due to which we will lose all our rights we are enjoying now and we will be left to the mercy of the non pet lovers and the very active pet/dog haters.

Hoping for a positive response from all of you.

With warm regards,

Lavita Powell

[AR]

Sorry to hear about Neil, Lavita.Hope he gets better soon.
Your suggestion that we should work towards enforcing a fine on unleashed pets is a good one. I support it.

Regards..

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1: Please register your dog with BMC
2: Please put your dog on leash at all times when in society premises
3: If our pet by chance poops in society premises, please clean the mess with a old news paper and dispose the same in the wastebin.
 
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[Jahangir Yar Khan]

Dear Ms. Lavita, 

Very sorry to hear about this accident. 

It is good that you have started the Anti rabies doze for your son immediately. (Check about the German triple shot in the arm). I agree with you 100%, Pet owners must keep their pets on a leash as a (mandatory) rule.

Regards, 

J.Y.K.

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[Nandita Roy]

Dear Neil

Get well soon. Pepper is very lucky to have you as family. I am very proud of you.

Dear Lavita

Stressful times keep on accumulating, don't they?

Your suggestion of fines is very good. When soft reason does not work, we need to take harsher steps. Let us get Receipt Books printed ASP.

Always

Nandita

[Shruti Rai]

Hi Lavita,

I am sorry to hear what happened yesterday. I inquired about the incident today morning with my walkers. 

When I met you yesterday I did not know that Neil was with your dog. You did not mention it while telling me about the incident and I thought Neil was playing when when my dog attacked. However today morning i asked my walkers and then they told me that Neil was with Pepper and that he fell carrying Pepper in his arms. I read the same in your mail later today.

Not taking anyones side, I wish to narrate what my walkers told me. They said that Kishor was with my labs when suddenly they saw Neil and Pepper. Looking at them my labs got excited and started barking at which Neil picked up Pepper and started running and then tripped over and fell down. Watch them run my black lab tried chasing them but trying to stop him the collar came off with the leash and he ran towards Neil and Pepper. As Neil was already on the ground with Pepper, he got hurt in the struggle.

Everyday these 2 walkers take both my dogs together however yesterday without my notice, just one guy came to pick them and said the other one was waiting downstairs. Today morning when i asked them he told me that before he could meet the other guy in the basement, this incident happened. I never allow just 1 guy to take my labs as they are heavy and difficult to handle. 

For this incident, I have fired my walkers and am trying to find someone else.

Please take care of Neil.

Thanks

Shruti 

[anjali k dawar]

Hi,

I would like to remind everyone of the incidents which have happened in the past in regards with the dog walkers for which I have regularly tried to warn pet owners about on what's ap groups along with pictures . I have personally called pet owners on the intercom from their building lobby to make them aware of what was happening in the car park basement .

I recollect one incident where two dog walkers, who apparently claim to be brothers. I had hauled up one of them for careless and abusive behaviour towards the pet. He was the elder of the two and enters the complex on a bike. He was rude enough to say that I could do whatever I wanted as he dint care.

It is a wake up call for pet owners who have kept dog walkers.

Thanks 

Anjali 
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[Lavita Powell]

Dear Shruti,

Actually I did tell you it was Neil, may be it didn't register to you then but two other ladies with you enquired how Neil was.

I would not expect that the dog walker to tell you the truth. Knowing Neil, he knows how to interact with dogs, he knows better not to run with the dog showing aggression. Neil has been actively involved with me since 2010 when we go about catching strays for vaccination and sterilisation. 

And whether you like to believe it or not. He is actually bitten by your dog for which he is actually undergoing the five vaccines.

And Shruti for your information, Neil is in a very bad condition. On the one hand the bite wound on his lower back and a sprained elbow on the other.

Had your dog walker kept your pets on leash, and was capable of handling both the dogs this incident would not have taken place and being the owner it is totally your responsibility.

Shruti we have been good friends and I would like to keep it that way.

With warm regards,

Lavita

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Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 14:28:18 +0530
Subject: Re: [Nahar Pet Owners] Pet involved in dog bite incident - July 22, 2015
From: shrut...@gmail.com
To: naha...@googlegroups.com

[Lavita Powell]

Dear Anjali,

I second.

Regards,

Lavita

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From: anjali...@hotmail.com

Subject: Re: [Nahar Pet Owners] Pet involved in dog bite incident - July 22, 2015

Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 16:25:46 +0530
To: naha...@googlegroups.com

[Lavita Powell]

Dear Anu, 

Neil is recovering. Missed already two days of school. Thanks for your wishes.

Dear Mr.Jahangir,

Thanks  for your wishes and concern.

Yes, doctor has put him on Rabipur (5 shots  now and 1 booster next year). Will check with doctor about German Triple when I go for his next shot tomorrow.

Dear Nandita,

I have shown your message to Neil. Thank you.

I agree, we will have to seriously enforce the "leash rule". Shall meet up on a week end and finalise.

With warm regards,

Lavita

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Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 08:36:30 +0300

Subject: Re: [Nahar Pet Owners] Pet involved in dog bite incident - July 22, 2015

From: anuka...@gmail.com
To: naha...@googlegroups.com

Sorry to hear about Neil, Lavita.Hope he gets better soon.

Your suggestion that we should work towards enforcing a fine on unleashed pets is a good one. I support it.

Regards..

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From: jahangi...@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 11:08:49 +0530
Subject: Re: [Nahar Pet Owners] Pet involved in dog bite incident - July 22, 2015

To: naha...@googlegroups.com

Dear Ms. Lavita, 

Very sorry to hear about this accident. 

It is good that you have started the Anti rabies doze for your son immediately. (Check about the German triple shot in the arm). I agree with you 100%, Pet owners must keep their pets on a leash as a (mandatory) rule.

Regards, 

J.Y.K.

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Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 12:26:47 +0530

Subject: Re: [Nahar Pet Owners] Pet involved in dog bite incident - July 22, 2015

From: nandit...@gmail.com
To: naha...@googlegroups.com

Dear Neil

Get well soon. Pepper is very lucky to have you as family. I am very proud of you.

Dear Lavita

Stressful times keep on accumulating, don't they?

Your suggestion of fines is very good. When soft reason does not work, we need to take harsher steps. Let us get Receipt Books printed ASP.

Always

Nandita