| Subject: | RE: Dog on SW 58th |
| Date: | 09/29/2003 03:08 AM |
| From: | Doug Evans |
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Anyone wishing to get many sides of the dog at large issue should go look at the historical obra posts on topica. You will find a very lengthy discussion which became very heated and drove many OBRA list people nuts before it finally ended. Please review this prior to continuing this thread. I'm sure that I am not the only one who fears the rehashing of this topic. -----Original Message----- From: jo-@aracnet.com [mailto:jo-@aracnet.com] Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 4:24 PM To: jo-@consumer-care.com; ob-@topica.com Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Dog on SW 58th On August 27th, I was bitten by a black & white Border Collie. It was on a short climb from Skyline to Salmon street on SW 58th. Beware of this dog. It was quite determined to bite verses simply make lots of noise. I later approached the owner with a Portland Police officer. The owner stated that the dog "does not like bicyclists". I am working with the Police to insure the dog is either restrained or put down. If you or anyone else has had a bad experience with this dog, please e-mail me your story. This dog also attacked and nearly bit Ivan Meadors. See his story below: In regards to a bicycle-related dog attack I experienced on SW 58th, a road that climbs approximately from SW Skyline Blvd to Salmon Street. I was cycling up the climb on SW 58, avoiding the traffic on SW Skyline Blvd which is a moderately busy street with minimal space for cyclists. About halfway up the climb, a dog came charging out of a yard and down the slope of a driveway from my left. I was able to proceed on up the climb and considered it a random occurrence. However, upon taking the same route a week later, once again staying off the less bike-friendly street of SW Skyline Blvd, I climbed past this house halfway up the climb and again this dog charged down the driveway and got in front of me. By it's actions, it prevented me from passing and I dismounted from the bicycle. The dog continued to circle around me, barking fiercely and showing no thought of returning to it's property. Shortly, after obviously hearing the barking and my shouting at the dog, the owner came out and tried to restrict the dog from chasing me. The dog continued to try and circle around me while evading the owner. After a brief struggle, the dog's owner was able to direct it into the yard and I remounted the bicycle and rode away, up the hill. The dog apparently slipped loose from the owner, as it continued briefly to bark and chase until I was a couple of blocks away. Upon subsequent rides through that neighborhood, I chose an alternative route. Unfortunately, I did not report this incident thus allowing the dog to remain free to leave it's property and chase/attack other cyclists. These incidents occurred in the fall of 2002, about a week apart. Ivan Meadors Part of the problem has to do with what the dog is 'trained' to do. A border collie is bred to herd. Whether that be sheep, cows or bicyclists. They are also very protective of their land. I am not saying that what the dog did is justified, but the owner is responsible for keeping the dog fenced in or tied up. Follow through with the owner for any damage/citations. Destroying the dog should be the last resort, but make sure the owner is more than aware that failure to restrain the dog could result in the dog being put down. Joe To respond to the whole group send to ob-@topica.com. To respond to the list manager send to ob-@teleport.com To unsubscribe send to obra-uns-@topica.com |
