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Ok, heres what happened:
Me & my husband, 12 noon today out for a walk with the dogs.
We both have 1 IG & 1 afghan hound each on extending leads.
On a secluded path, i am in the lead & there is a woman coming towards me, big hiking boots, ruck sack.
As i approach her Affie is right there next to me BUT IG being nosey little beast is away out there at the end of extending lead being nosey & wanting a pet & a fuss.
Suddenly woman stops, stands stock still & turns her back to us.
Figuring she does not like the approaching dogs i pull in the IG away from her.
We continue & she again walks towards us, as we get adjacent to each other the IG pulls out towards her, tail wagging wanting to say hello, Affie is on outside away from her.
All of a sudden she kicks out, i just hear the noise & see IG flying across the path onto the grass where she lands in a heap, then the screaming starts.
I look to the woman who now screams at me "I hate them, i f*****G hate all dogs"
With that she starts to run.
Now my first thought is for my dog, she is screaming, holding up her leg & her head is all tilted on one side. I scoop her up, dont know whether leg is broken or received blow to head.
With that my husband hands me his 2 & says "dont worry i will get her details" & takes off down path after the running woman.
Apparently woman is now out of sight as my OH approaches the car park but he finally sees her in a car park beyond approaching a gym so pursues her hoping to get her details not knowing the extent of the injuries to our dog & if any vet bills are to be incurred.
He finally catches up with her at the entrance to the Gym & calls out for her to stop & he wants her details.
She looks around, totally ignores him & tries to get thru glass doors away from him.
OH manages to catch a bit of the back of her coat & again states "I want your details".
She now barges thru doors of Gym, drops her haversack, turns on my OH shouting "Come on then, come on, waving her hands about clenched in fists.
3 people on reception witnessed this.
My OH totally ignored her, went straight to reception & asked them to call security asap as this person had injured our dog.
She then shoots thru private doors whilst my OH waits for security to arrive & gives a statement.
He is then told that the police are on their way.
I in meantime manage to get back to car with all dogs, examining IG i would say IG was kicked in head as eye appears slightly red & swollen.
I get them all settled then go of with IG in search of OH where i find him waiting with Security for police to arrive.
This was at 12.15.
At 4.20pm the police finally arrive, they are given our statements plus the womans statement & we are told to go home.
I have just received a phone call from the officer to say that the woman is pressing charges against my husband grabbing the back of her coat as "common assault" & wants him to be prosecuted
Officer was really nice & basically said woman is a complete fruitcake & when they write their report she will say that the whole thing is pathetic.
I have told her that speaking to Security on the way home they have verified that there is CCTV of this woman throwing her bag on the floor & threatening my OH.
She says she very much doubts that the CPS will take it up as this woman has no injuries or claims to my OH attacking her in anyway, merely trting to grab her coat to stop her running away BUT she cant guarentee it wont go to court
I am just so miffed at all this, a quiet walk turned into a nightmare.
IG seems fine now & swelling to eye gone down, but now my OH faces prosecution for trying to get this persons details, any advice :wacko:
Me & my husband, 12 noon today out for a walk with the dogs.
We both have 1 IG & 1 afghan hound each on extending leads.
On a secluded path, i am in the lead & there is a woman coming towards me, big hiking boots, ruck sack.
As i approach her Affie is right there next to me BUT IG being nosey little beast is away out there at the end of extending lead being nosey & wanting a pet & a fuss.
Suddenly woman stops, stands stock still & turns her back to us.
Figuring she does not like the approaching dogs i pull in the IG away from her.
We continue & she again walks towards us, as we get adjacent to each other the IG pulls out towards her, tail wagging wanting to say hello, Affie is on outside away from her.
All of a sudden she kicks out, i just hear the noise & see IG flying across the path onto the grass where she lands in a heap, then the screaming starts.
I look to the woman who now screams at me "I hate them, i f*****G hate all dogs"
With that she starts to run.
Now my first thought is for my dog, she is screaming, holding up her leg & her head is all tilted on one side. I scoop her up, dont know whether leg is broken or received blow to head.
With that my husband hands me his 2 & says "dont worry i will get her details" & takes off down path after the running woman.
Apparently woman is now out of sight as my OH approaches the car park but he finally sees her in a car park beyond approaching a gym so pursues her hoping to get her details not knowing the extent of the injuries to our dog & if any vet bills are to be incurred.
He finally catches up with her at the entrance to the Gym & calls out for her to stop & he wants her details.
She looks around, totally ignores him & tries to get thru glass doors away from him.
OH manages to catch a bit of the back of her coat & again states "I want your details".
She now barges thru doors of Gym, drops her haversack, turns on my OH shouting "Come on then, come on, waving her hands about clenched in fists.
3 people on reception witnessed this.
My OH totally ignored her, went straight to reception & asked them to call security asap as this person had injured our dog.
She then shoots thru private doors whilst my OH waits for security to arrive & gives a statement.
He is then told that the police are on their way.
I in meantime manage to get back to car with all dogs, examining IG i would say IG was kicked in head as eye appears slightly red & swollen.
I get them all settled then go of with IG in search of OH where i find him waiting with Security for police to arrive.
This was at 12.15.
At 4.20pm the police finally arrive, they are given our statements plus the womans statement & we are told to go home.
I have just received a phone call from the officer to say that the woman is pressing charges against my husband grabbing the back of her coat as "common assault" & wants him to be prosecuted
Officer was really nice & basically said woman is a complete fruitcake & when they write their report she will say that the whole thing is pathetic.
I have told her that speaking to Security on the way home they have verified that there is CCTV of this woman throwing her bag on the floor & threatening my OH.
She says she very much doubts that the CPS will take it up as this woman has no injuries or claims to my OH attacking her in anyway, merely trting to grab her coat to stop her running away BUT she cant guarentee it wont go to court
I am just so miffed at all this, a quiet walk turned into a nightmare.
IG seems fine now & swelling to eye gone down, but now my OH faces prosecution for trying to get this persons details, any advice :wacko:
