#dog-bite

#dog-bite

RICHMOND, Calif. (KGO) -- A dog was tased by Richmond police on Monday as they attempted to arrest a suspect. Officers say the incident all started when they approached a DUI suspect They say the dog owner was intoxicated and refused to secure his dog after being asked multiple times. During the interaction, the dog lunged at officers and bit the suspect. Eventually, officers used a taser to secure and separate the dog from its owner.

Butch is a rescue who has some trauma from his earlier life. He's shy and timid and doesn't like children or vacuum cleaners. I lived with Butch for almost three years; my own dog also lived with us during that time. Last year, while our house was being vacuumed by a housekeeper, Butch bit her on her calf. I was there, and I attended to the woman and made sure she was OK.

Judge Rhonda Burgess expressed the view that it's unreasonable to hold Rivas accountable for his dog biting officers, given his efforts to control the animal.

A 57-year-old woman was hospitalized after being bitten by a dog while working as a caretaker in Hialeah.