Possibly illegal dog next door
My elderly next-door neighbour just whispered to me over the fence about the outsized puppy that her resident grandson has been given, supposedly an XX American bulldog. If that's a type of pit bull terrier, which sounds extremely likely, then it would be illegal, cf https://www.gov.uk/control-dog-public/banned-dogs.
My neighbour said that I should report it to the police if I were worried about it but it sounds more as if she's scared to have it around. I've seen the creature once and it looks adult-sized - more than knee-high to an adult and very hefty - but it's only 4 months old.
One doesn't need to wait until the dog attacks someone to call the police, fortunately. But I've never done this and have no idea what to expect. Has anyone else ever been involved in reporting a suspected illegal dog which hasn't already (to their knowledge) attacked anyone?
My neighbour said that I should report it to the police if I were worried about it but it sounds more as if she's scared to have it around. I've seen the creature once and it looks adult-sized - more than knee-high to an adult and very hefty - but it's only 4 months old.
One doesn't need to wait until the dog attacks someone to call the police, fortunately. But I've never done this and have no idea what to expect. Has anyone else ever been involved in reporting a suspected illegal dog which hasn't already (to their knowledge) attacked anyone?
