The owner of a dog that bit a 3-year-old boy in the face at Walmart allegedly fled with the dog before police arrived.
According to Vancouver Police, the incident occurred on the evening of December 18th at a store on Mill Plain Boulevard in Vancouver, Washington.
“If they can attack or bite, they shouldn't be allowed.”
Police said the boy required stitches on his lip after being bitten by the dog.
video news report From KPTV-TV He showed an image of the boy's stitches and an image of a dog that appeared to belong to him at Walmart.
The boy's father, Andrew Wegener, said: said KGW-TV reported that the child was traumatized by the attack.
“No one knows if Walmart's policy even extended to people with dogs in the store in the first place,” Wegener said. “A 3-year-old doesn't walk into a store expecting to be bitten by a dog, any dog is allowed to walk freely in the store with someone, and no one knows what kind of dog it is. I don't think that's fair.'' This is a dog. ”
The man said police told him the dog was a brown pit bull mix.
shopper in store said KPTV They were alarmed by this incident.
“As a parent myself, with young children, I don't have to worry about something like that happening when I go grocery shopping,” Steve Burns said.
“We know our pets,” Jenny Miller said. “If they can attack or bite, they shouldn't be allowed.”
Burns owns a restaurant and said he has to deal with people trying to bend the rules regarding service animals.
“We just have to grin and bear it and hope the dog behaves and the owner handles the situation,” he explained.
The store says service animals are allowed in the store, but pets are not. Clark County Animal Control said it is actively investigating the incident.
Dog trainer Shannon Walker warned the public not to pet strange dogs.
“It's absolutely dangerous to approach a dog you're not used to,” she told KPTV.
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