Dog owner ordered to keep canine under control after attack

Bulldog cross breed injured passing terrier after jumping gate

An Onchan resident has been ordered to keep his canine under control after it attacked a neighbour’s dog.

Stewart Gray, of The Park, appeared at Douglas Courthouse where he admitted breaching the Dogs Act.

The 49-year-old’s bulldog cross breed ‘Kendrick’ escaped from his garden in July last year and proceeded to grip a two-year-old passing Lakeland Terrier called ‘Sam’ by the neck.

A witness called police after hearing ‘squealing’ and a commotion which she said sounded like ‘a dog getting ripped apart’.

The court heard Sam’s owner fell into the road in an effort to separate the two dogs; subsequent veterinary treatment cost him almost £250.

In interview Gray told police it was the terrier who had ‘aggression issues’ describing the incident as a ‘silly little scuffle’.

Imposing a control order Deputy High Bailiff Rachael Braidwood also ordered Gray to pay compensation for the veterinary treatment and £50 in prosecution costs.