Dog Bites Boy in Warwick, Mom Seeks Owner Who Took Off - Child Faces Rabies Shots

Dog Bites Boy in Warwick, Mom Seeks Owner Who Took Off - Child Faces Rabies Shots

A mother of a three-year old is trying to track down the owner of a dog that she said bit her son — so that he doesn’t have to undergo a course of rabies shots. 

April Doyle said that shortly before noon on Wednesday, she and her son were walking in Warwick City Park, when they encountered a woman walking a dog — and her son asked her if he could pet the animal. 

“A woman in her mid-50s was walking on the bike path with her German Shepard,” said Doyle. “My son asked if he could pet the dog. She said yes, that her dog was very nice. ‘Very friendly’ is what she said.”

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“My son pet [the dog] two times. On the third time he went to pet the dog, the dog jumped at his face and bit him,” said Doyle. “The woman literally went off running through the woods with her dog.”

“Someone told the animal patrol car they saw someone with a dog getting in a car — it was a red Ford Focus,” said Doyle.

Warwick Police did not respond to request for comment at time of publication. 

Rabies of Concern

“Thankfully he doesn’t need any stitches,” said Doyle, who brought her son to Hasbro Children’s Hospital. 

“But who sees a three-year-old get bit by your dog and runs away and doesn’t even make sure that he’s OK? Just give me the information about the dog to make sure your dog doesn’t have something that will affect my child," she said. 

“I understand accidents happen and dogs get excited,” said Doyle. “But if they don’t find the dog within the week, they have to do a rabies course [of shots].”