01-10-2008, 03:01 AM
I got bit by a large pit bull a few years ago. I was walking up to ring the bell and didn't realize that the door was open. Dog came charging out and I back pedaled. He got me just below the knee, tore through my pants and some skin but luckily didn't get a good grip on me. That would have been really nasty. Anyhow, I called animal control and they came and picked up the dog and told me to check in to the ER to be safe. The ER doc insisted on a tetanus shot since I couldn't remember the last time I had had one. A couple weeks later the animal control folks called me to tell me I was in the clear for rabies, but since the neighbors had already complained several times about the dog's aggressiveness they put it down. Felt a little bad for the dog. Probably should have put the owner down instead.