Dog Bites 4-Year-Old in the Face
WAVY-TV 10 in Virginia Beach has reported that a 4-year-old boy was bitten by an Akita dog while attending a birthday party. Police stated the Akita attacked the boy when he tried to pet it in the kitchen of the home where the birthday party was taking place. Johnny Dillow had to undergo plastic surgery following the attack and received over 50 stitches to repair the puncture wound damage to the boy’s face.
The report states that the dog had been vaccinated and did not show any signs of rabies or other diseases that the boy could have contracted in the attack. According to the dog’s owners, the dog had not bitten anybody else before this incident.
There are many misconceptions that dog owners often believe and one of those misconceptions is that their dog is not an aggressive dog because he/she has never shown any signs of aggressiveness. That is never the case as many incidents involve a dog that has never shown a history of aggressiveness. There are many reasons why a dog would become aggressive in any situation. Some of these reasons include if the dog is high strung or if they sense a threat of some kind. A dog only acts on instinct and does not know the difference between what is right and what is wrong. As a result, a dog does not know not to bite somebody because they are the owner. A dog will always respond in an aggressive manner if they see that it is necessary for them to do so in order to protect themselves or their territory.
