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Martin Brown[_2_]

On 22/08/2018 23:53, wrote:
On Wednesday, 22 August 2018 21:33:08 UTC+1, Robin wrote:
On 22/08/2018 19:16, ARW wrote:
It's a while since I did domestic work.

So I was really looking forward to todays job which was
domestic.

Well the customers fanny licker of a dog (it had been running
around uncontrolled and yapping for about 10 minutes) decided to
bite me so I said a very loud "OUCH". Customer makes no comment
or ignores me and the fanny licker runs around for a few more
minutes before biting me again.

This time I hoof it with my steel toe tapped boot across the
room, the dog yelps and the customer starts to complain.

Customer wants me off offsite and threatens to call the police
and report me to the RSCPA. The MD arrives and assures the
customer it was not deliberate and that I had accidentally stood
on the dogs paw.

The cheeky **** of a customer then asks the MD for a discount and
about 10 seconds after him asking the fanny licker then bites the
MD in full view of the customer and the dog gets kicked across
the room for the second time in a half an hour.

Assuming you witnessed the dog bite the MD then a complaint to the
police seems a good idea. There are still too any people ignorant
of the fact the Dangerous Dogs law was extended to dogs on private
property. With a bit of luck the customer will get a visit from
the constabulary. And may even be inclined to offer suitable
compensation without the need for a letter before action.

+1

Going that route is likely to result in the dog's death, which seems
rather harsh. The problem is nearly always the owner, not the dog.

A single bite probably won't, but if it makes a habit of it then...

It stops someone else getting bitten by that particular dog. Shame you
can't do something more permanent about irresponsible dog owners.

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Regards,
Martin Brown