Originally Posted by
jefnvk
Doesn't matter what he did, the owner of the dog did not have the animal properly restrained. Unless he was trespassing on the guys property or attacking the owner or the dog, the dog and owner are in the wrong. A dog that has bitten once is likely to do so again, or possibly has done so in the past. Filing a report allows the proper authorities to keep track of problem animals.
Not to mention, it creates a paper trail of the situation, in case something medical transpires from the bite. It is really no different than I'd do if hit by a car.
Possible, probably, maybe are nothing but generalizations and you will always fault the dogs. The OP mentioned he surprised the dogs. Common sense tells me the dogs were being defensive. Likely to bite ---- any dog that feels threatened will bite....either a pitbull, a chihuahua..... BTW, this is also true with cats.
With regards to extendable leash - the lenght of the leash should not be longer than 6 feet. Most extendable leash are only 6 feet long. If the leash were linger than this, then you could have reported the owner for this violation.