euphorion
Very Well-Known Member
Hi all,
Long story short i want to hear some opinions and get some advice from you. I am employed as a dog washer, you know, the mobile doggy hydrobaths you see driving around? Yeah i'm 'one of those' So this morning i was out doing some regulars that get done every fortnight or so, although i've never washed them before. First dog was done no worries, he loves his bath and cuddles, very sweet thing. The second dog wasn't having any of it and as i was leading him to the bath he turned around and bit me. Got me on the hand over the thumb, so i have a nice little hole in my hand which looked rather interesting before it started pouring blood. None of the other girls i work with have ever been bitten by this dog before, we've all had little nips from smaller princess dogs that don't like getting clipped but never a full-on 'i want to hurt you' munch like i got today. So anyway, the owner was at the time on his mobile, standing right next to the dog when he got me, and remained on his mobile, after simply smakcing the dog on the nose. he did come back out with a bottle of detol (still on the phone) didnt mention the bite at all... stayed on the phone for a good 20 minutes and THEN said "oh sorry about that", yeah.... umm what!? my boss came to check things out as she was just down the road at the time, and the owner put all the blame on me, of course, however i did have a fellow worker with me at the time who saw everything, and my boss is confident in my handling abilities to know it was not my fault.
anywho, my question: do i report the bite? do i have the responsibility to report it in case any kids ge their face ripped off by this dog in future? and if i do report it, who do i call? I live in brisbane by the way. oh and we are no longer going to wash the dog for this man, the risk of another bite is too great , and subsequently the guy said he would simply get another business to wash his dogs for him. I feel its my responsibility to call other hydrobathing busuinesses in brisbane to forewarn them about this dog, can i do that?
sorry if this doesnt make much sense, and thanks for reading this far. im in a bit of a tizz about all this and reall y need some advice. oh and i should add, i cannot work for a few days because of the wound, and the bruising i know is coming is going to seriously hinder my work as i can barely move my thumb from the swelling.
argh, advice/opinions please! if anyone has any personal experiences they can share that may help me, please do!
Long story short i want to hear some opinions and get some advice from you. I am employed as a dog washer, you know, the mobile doggy hydrobaths you see driving around? Yeah i'm 'one of those' So this morning i was out doing some regulars that get done every fortnight or so, although i've never washed them before. First dog was done no worries, he loves his bath and cuddles, very sweet thing. The second dog wasn't having any of it and as i was leading him to the bath he turned around and bit me. Got me on the hand over the thumb, so i have a nice little hole in my hand which looked rather interesting before it started pouring blood. None of the other girls i work with have ever been bitten by this dog before, we've all had little nips from smaller princess dogs that don't like getting clipped but never a full-on 'i want to hurt you' munch like i got today. So anyway, the owner was at the time on his mobile, standing right next to the dog when he got me, and remained on his mobile, after simply smakcing the dog on the nose. he did come back out with a bottle of detol (still on the phone) didnt mention the bite at all... stayed on the phone for a good 20 minutes and THEN said "oh sorry about that", yeah.... umm what!? my boss came to check things out as she was just down the road at the time, and the owner put all the blame on me, of course, however i did have a fellow worker with me at the time who saw everything, and my boss is confident in my handling abilities to know it was not my fault.
anywho, my question: do i report the bite? do i have the responsibility to report it in case any kids ge their face ripped off by this dog in future? and if i do report it, who do i call? I live in brisbane by the way. oh and we are no longer going to wash the dog for this man, the risk of another bite is too great , and subsequently the guy said he would simply get another business to wash his dogs for him. I feel its my responsibility to call other hydrobathing busuinesses in brisbane to forewarn them about this dog, can i do that?
sorry if this doesnt make much sense, and thanks for reading this far. im in a bit of a tizz about all this and reall y need some advice. oh and i should add, i cannot work for a few days because of the wound, and the bruising i know is coming is going to seriously hinder my work as i can barely move my thumb from the swelling.
argh, advice/opinions please! if anyone has any personal experiences they can share that may help me, please do!