Hello,

I am new here and I am looking for some advice.

This morning whilst out walking my 6 month old Border Collie we cam across two other border collies.

Dillon, my dog, being himself ran over to the other dogs to say hello. One of the other dogs grabbed him, threw him to the floor and shook him about by the neck. Dillon yelped and the lady walking the two dogs shouted at hers. The other dog let go of Dillon and the woman grabbed the dog, pinned it to the floor in the submission position and said "Sorry, he's not dog friendly at all".

Dillon ran off and got back to playing with his ball so I thought nothing of it.

We returned home, he had his breakfast and then came to me for his morning affection. I noticed after stroking him under his chin that I had blood on my fingers so i gather him for a closer inspection.

He had a puncture wound to his cheek and a larger wound, more or less a hole, in his throat where the blood was coming from.

I took him to the vets as soon as they opened and he has had the wounds looked and it has been discovered, after shaving, that there are a total of 6 puncture wounds. The largest one, the one on his throat, is a matter of millimetres from his wind pipe. The vet stated that if the other dog and torn that with the same pressure that his flesh was torn then he would have been mortally wounded.

The total bill for this is £115.

What annoys me most is the fact that the lady walker knew her dog was dog aggressive yet did not have it muzzled or on a leash which has resulted in my sociable dog nearly losing his life.

Has anyone got any previous experience of anything like this and does anyone know what my rights are for claiming the vets fee back from the owner when I see her again (I have seen her twice but been far away from her both times)?

A bit of a poor introduction but there you go.