Sunday, January 10th, 2010

Officer <officer's name here>,  

Thanks for coming out to investigate today.  Here are the facts of the
incident, to the best of my recollection:

At approximately 11:30am this morning, I was walking my dog Roxy.  I headed
from my house at <My address here> to Ken's Market, located on the corner of
<street A> and <street B>.

While walking back down <street B>, I observed two large black dogs that
appeared to possibly be St-Bernard or Newfoundland type dogs.  These dogs were
both loose in a driveway on the East side of <street B>, between <street C> and
where <street B> turns into <my street>.  We were on the West side of the
street.  One dog rushed us from the driveway, while the other burst through the
bushes located on the south side of the northernmost house on <street B>
Street, right between that house and the next house to the South (the house on
<street B> that reaches the corner of <my street>).

The dog that burst through the bushes proceeded to rush in our direction and
bit Roxy on the neck.  She let out an audible yelp.  At this point, I yelled at
the two dogs to get away.  I was looking for collars so that I could try to
control them (as they were obviously loose) and could not find any.
Eventually, they retreated after I picked Roxy up and carried her further North
on <street B>.  At this point, another gentleman came out of his house and
informed us that his dog and mother had also been attacked by these dogs around
Christmas time.  I took Roxy home, tended to her wound, and ventured back out
to investigate so I could determine who the owner of these dogs was.  After
knocking on several doors of the northern side of <street C>, I came to the
conclusion that the dogs were possibly from <some address> <street C> (a house
where I had gotten no answer upon knocking on the door).  I was informed by
some neighbours that this house actually belonged to the people who lived one
house East of it, but knocking on their door also yielded no result.

While heading back home without finding the owner with certainty, I rounded the
corner onto <street B> only to see that one of the dogs was once again loose.
I took pictures of the dog from across the street when it decided to run across
the street to my position and lunge at me.  I stood my ground as the dog came
within less than a foot from me and yelled at the dog to go away, at which
point it did so.

Upon my return home, I once again examined Roxy and noticed that her wound was
a little deeper than I first thought.  I then took her to Delta Animal
Hospital, where she received stitches.  Upon returning from that outing, I
contacted the Surrey animal control line, which put me in touch with the RCMP.  

Please find enclosed:

Two pictures of Roxy's wound (one close up and one showing the location)
Four pictures of the loose dog from roughly 12-12:30pm.

Still forthcoming:  A scanned copy of the veterinarian bill.

Thanks for all your help, and please do not hesitate to contact me for further
information.  I can be reached at:

Home: <My home number>
Cell: <My cell number>


Phil Boutros