Dog attack (Neighbor's)

[Buff]

We had a 4month old heeler we got at 8wks old, he turned on my wife torn up her hand and ankle. She text me pics and I headed home to take him for a ride. Once a biter always a biter.

[sniper7]

Glad your dad got medical attention, hopefully the neighbors are actively seeking a remedy and offer to pay for any medical issues necessary. If your kids are there I'd be pushing for big results big time. At a minimum I'd have a full auto paintball gun and waylay that dog if it crosses the property line. I did this to a chow when I was in middle school after it came onto our property and attacked my dog. I chased it down on the atv and shot it probably 1000 times. Never saw the dog again, if I did I would have killed it.

[funkymonkey1111]

We had a 4month old heeler we got at 8wks old, he turned on my wife torn up her hand and ankle. She text me pics and I headed home to take him for a ride. Once a biter always a biter.

wow, a heeler bit--a dog whose whole purpose is to bite...

[lex137]

Hope your dad heals up quick! Sorry about the whole situation, I don't have attachment to animals so euthanizing the animal doesn't bother me. It's my family's safety over anyone or anything.

[def90]

When i got home he was still cleaning the wound. He said he was fine, and insisted that he did not need medical attention.

Infection!! It's a dog bite, get it looked at ASAP

[crays]

Just got the chance to go through this thread. Kwando, if that were my Dad, I would be livid (not saying you aren't).
That is a serious bite. That is not a nip. "Nips" don't leave puncture wounds. There is a viable risk for infection there, as has been said already. The myth that dogs' mouths are clean is just that, a MYTH.
I am a dog person, but that dog is a problem, based on the minimal information you have provided thus far.
Don't worry about being "that neighbor". From what you have put forth in this thread, practically everyone in your neighborhood knows (or at least feels) that that dog is a menace, or the very least, a nuisance.
Imagine of that would have been a child's leg. They would have likely been pulled of the bike, instead of being able to kick the dog away. Then what?
Make sure the report gets filed with Sheriff AND Animal Control. Pursue financial compensation from the dog owners, and make sure your Dad gets proper medical attention and follow-up. As has been said already, INFECTION. My grandmother almost had to have her foot amputated, due to infection from my sister's cat clawing her ankle. Fortunately, medicine prevailed in that instance.

Sorry you, your Dad and your family have to go through this. Your instincts to protect your, and your neighbors' children is spot on.

My 2 cents...sorry if I rambled.

[Bailey Guns]

Nevermind...

[Great-Kazoo]

wow, a heeler bit--a dog whose whole purpose is to bite...

Heelers don't bite. They "nip" at legs of cattle and anything else they feel like herding. But that's another discussion.

[crays]

My old man was attacked by a neighbors lab (mix) dog yesterday while he was riding his bike to get the mail. ... The dog punctured his lower calf, and he said he had to kick the dog off. A neighbor gave him a ride back to my house. My old man knocked on the neighbors door and the wife answered and the only thing she said was the dog is up to date on his vaccinations and sorry.

... I reminded him that his grandkids play outside right next to the dog. ... The neighbor was very apologetic and said the dog's radio collar was off because it was digging into the dogs skin. (Reference photos of Dad's leg in OP) ... He said he was talking to his wife about how to prevent this from happening. I believe they were worried we would sue them.

This was bugging me, so I had to go back. The text bolded by me seems to show that the offending dog owner clearly has more compassion for his dog, than any of the neighboring families and their children.

/rant addendum

[Irving]

Don't worry about being that Neighbor, because your neighbor is that Neighbor.