A SHERIFF was unable to order one of a pair of Rottweilers to be
destroyed because no-one knew which of them had bitten a disabled man.
Mr James McCann, defending, told Glasgow Sheriff Court that the
culprit could have been either nine-year-old Caesar or Farah, aged
eight.
No-one saw which dog bit 41-year-old Ronald Anderson.
Sheriff John Baird said that, because of this, he was unable to impose
a destruction order.
He admonished James McColgan, 54, of Attlee Avenue, Clydebank, and
ordered him to pay #300 compensation to Mr Anderson, whose address was
given as c/o the police.
Earlier, McColgan admitted being in control of the dogs on a path near
the Forth and Clyde Canal in Blairdarie, Glasgow, when one of them bit
Mr Anderson.
Miss Carol Duncan, prosecuting, said Mr Anderson had asked McColgan
for directions. The dogs became excited and one of them bit Mr Anderson
on the legs. Mr McCann said McColgan had been looking after the dogs for
his son.
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