A New Canaan dog underwent a quarantine that ended last month after biting a visitor at its owner’s house, police records show.
The incident occurred on a Sunday in late January at an Oak Street home, according to a police case report obtained by NewCanaanite.com through a public records request.
On Feb. 23, a child went to visit a friend at the residence and was bitten by a Bernese Mountain Dog after entering the home, according to the victim’s mother, cited in an incident report filed by Animal Control Officer Allyson Halm.
The child was bitten on the right arm, hip and thigh areas, and afterwards was seen by a plastic surgeon, according to the report. The dog’s rabies vaccination was up-to-date, the report said.
Halm said she contacted the dog’s owner, who confirmed the incident, the report said.
The dog was 10 months old and the biting incident “was a serious red flag for the family,” the dog’s owner told Halm, according to the report.
The owners had a trainer coming to work with the dog, Halm said.
Halm ordered that the puppy undergo a 10-day quarantine, which finished Feb. 3, the report said.
The animal was reported to be in good health following the quarantine, it said.