Keysborough chihuahua owner fined after dog bites postie twice
A postie trying to get a signature for a parcel in Keysborough got more than she bargained for when a feisty chihuahua went postal, leaving her with minor leg injuries. And when a magistrate offered a solution for the crazy canine, its owner bit back.
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The owner of a charging chihuahua that delivered nasty bites to a postie’s legs has been told by a magistrate the dog needs to be desexed.
The cunning canine raced out of its home while the door was ajar and twice bit the parcel deliverer, leaving small puncture wounds.
At the time the pesky pooch’s owner was not there, instead she had relied on her elderly mother and her children to look after the dog.
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Linh Luy pleaded guilty to one dog-biting charge at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court last week.
A City of Greater Dandenong prosecutor told the court an Australia Post worker was delivering a registered parcel to Luy’s Keysborough home on February 27 this year.
It required a signature, so the postie knocked on the door and as it was opened the chihuahua
ran out and bit the woman on her legs.
In court, the mother of six defended herself, saying she was out that day and had left the hound at home to be looked after by her family.
Luy said it was “something she didn’t want to happen” but thought the kids would be able to safely care for the dog.
She said the pet was a loved part of the family and there was no excuse for the way it misbehaved that day.
The court then heard the same dog has since been involved in another biting incident, which incurred a $432 infringement notice being issued.
Luy said she was saving up to have him desexed, as it may make him less aggressive, but it was expensive.
Magistrate Julie O’Donnell said there were animal welfare agencies in the area that offered cheap desexing that she should definitely take advantage of.
“It was your responsibility (to look after the dog); you can’t have your dog biting Australia Post employees,” Ms O’Donnell said.
“They should be able to do their job without being bitten.”
Luy was fined $500. No conviction was recorded.