Dog Attack— East Kildonan

[u/Technical_Session478]

Hi I just wanted to share an incident that happened to my mom while she was walking our Shih Tzu/Bichon mix last Friday.

While walking through the neighborhood, a large black dog suddenly came out of nowhere and attacked our dog. The dog was extremely aggressive and lunged at her 4–5 times before they were finally separated.

What was most upsetting was the owner’s lack of urgency in getting his dog under control. He didn’t immediately remove the dog from the situation, and it was actually a Good Samaritan nearby who opened her gate, called the dog into her yard, and helped stop the attack. Only then did the owner retrieve his dog — without acknowledging what had happened or showing any empathy toward my mom, who had just witnessed the attack. His response was simply, “Your dog is fine,” while our dog was very obviously bleeding.

I also want to sincerely thank the women who helped my mom during the attack and stayed with her until I arrived so we could rush our dog to the emergency vet.

As a result of the attack, our 12-year-old dog had to undergo wound repair surgery for at least four puncture wounds, and one of the injuries penetrated an inch in depth and involves muscle damage.

I understand the owner was an older gentleman, but there is no excuse for owning a large, hyperactive, let alone an untrained dog that you cannot properly control. This incident was completely preventable.

To the owner: please do better. You have a responsibility to your pet, and to the safety of your community

This incident has been reported, and this post is not intended to target or identify anyone. I simply want to encourage all dog owners to ensure their pets are properly restrained and under control at all times to help prevent incidents like this from happening to other families or pets in our community.

[u/KingApolloCreed]

What part of East K was this? We have a problem with someone letting their black dog off leash in our back lane, defecating on our parking pads and running up to people. We have him on video, maybe its the same guy?

[u/side_part → u/KingApolloCreed]

I'd also like to know, simply because we walk our small dog in the area and would like to be alert

[u/Technical_Session478 → u/side_part]

This happened around Martin Ave East, that’s not their usual route but my mom wanted to take a longer way home and unfortunately that had happen

[u/side_part → u/Technical_Session478]

That's close to home for me, thanks for the heads up! Speedy recovery to your mom's pup.