The proprietor of two rottweilers misplaced management of them after they have been unmuzzled on a walk and so they ran in the direction of a cockapoo flattening the lady walking this canine earlier than one of many rottweilers picked up her canine in his mouth.
Now at Cork District Court the proprietor of the rottweilers has unreservedly apologised to the girl. She was not injured and the pores and skin was not damaged on her cockapoo.
Judge Mary Dorgan mentioned that the proprietor of the rottweilers, 44-year-old Glen Pitter of Ardcarrig, Carrigaline, County Cork, had met the matter in a really forthright method. He declined authorized illustration, pleaded responsible to the 4 counts in opposition to him below Control of Dogs laws, and unreservedly apologised to the girl.
Before coping with the query of penalty, the choose desires the vet attended by the rottweilers to provide Mr Pitter a letter stating his opinion on how docile the 2 dogs are.
Sergeant Gearóid Davis mentioned: “On June 5 at 7.40pm, a woman was walking her dog which is a cockapoo. “She was walking on the Eastern Relief Road in Carrigaline at the same time as Mr Pitter. He was walking with three dogs, each on a lead. Two of the dogs were rottweilers — a restricted breed.
“The two rottweilers got free from Mr Pitter and ran towards the woman with her dog. She was knocked over by one of the rottweilers and the other rottweiler pick up her cockapoo by the back.
“She was trying to put her dog up on her shoulders but he is 12 kilograms and she was unable to do so. Mr Pitter eventually got control of his two dogs and left the area. The woman was not injured.”
The lady later referred to as to Carrigaline Garda station and reported the matter. Mr Pitter was totally co-operative with Garda Brian Shanahan when requested in regards to the matter.
Now at Cork District Court he has pleaded responsible to failing to have management over Tyson, a rottweiler, as required below Regulation 5 of the Control of Dogs rules and Control of Dogs Act. And an identical cost in respect of Bell, one other rottweiler.
In respect of each dogs he additionally admitted breaching rules by not having them securely muzzled in a public place. Mr Pitter declined the choice to instruct a solicitor and mentioned: “It was completely my fault, I will take it on the chin.”
Explaining what occurred, Mr Pitter mentioned: “I took them out. I knew they wanted to chill down as a result of it was sizzling and so they had not been out in a couple of days. And I took the muzzles off. I went to an space the place I believed folks wouldn’t be. I believed there can be nobody round.
“I obtained up a grass verge and I slipped and misplaced management of my two dogs.
“It is simply a type of issues. I unreservedly apologise to the girl.” Judge Mary Dorgan mentioned to Mr Pitter: “Obviously you are pleading and being forthright. I have to balance that with concern for the lady.”
After establishing that there’s a vet who’s conversant in Mr Pitter’s dogs, Judge Dorgan required the proprietor to get a letter from his vet on the dogs. “I want the vet to tell me how docile these dogs are. And I am going to ask the guards to get a victim impact statement (from the owner of the cockapoo). And I want you to give an undertaking not to take the dogs out without a muzzle.”
Mr Pitter replied: “Absolutely, very much so.” The case was adjourned till January 18 at Cork District Court.
