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Rosebrook Road Dog Bites Local Woman 3 Times

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A Rosebrook Road dog finished a home quarantine last week after biting a New Canaan woman out for a walk. It happened at about 11:25 a.m. on April 17 (a Thursday), according to an incident report written by Officer Sean Godejohn, head of the New Canaan Police Department’s Animal Control section. The victim told Godejohn that she’d been out walking “when she came upon another person walking a dog on leash,” he wrote in the report, obtained by NewCanaanite.com through a public records request. 

The victim “was going to say hi to the dog when the dog bit her three times,” it said. “Once to her inner thigh, once to her left shin and once to her left hamstring.”

The woman told police she didn’t need medical care, the report said. She told police where the biting dog lived, on Rosebrook Road.

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New Canaan Woman Bit in Hand During Dog Attack

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A New Canaan dog finished a 10-day home quarantine last weekend after attacking another canine passing by his house, records show. Police on March 25 received a report from a local woman saying she’d been walking with her son and dog on Cedar Lane at about 6 p.m. “when a black lab ran out from behind a home and started attacking her dog,” according to an incident report obtained by NewCanaanite.com through a public records request. The attacking dog “was dragging a retractable leash and a young boy came running after him,” the report said. The woman “asked the boy to grab the leash but he did not respond,” according to the report, filed by New Canaan Police Officer Ryan Nero. She  then “tried to separate the two dogs and at some point, got bit on her right thumb,” the report said.

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Dog with Expired Rabies Vaccination Bites Local Boy at Country Club Golf Course

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A 4-year-old dog is under quarantine through Wednesday after police determined that the canine bit a local boy in the leg while roaming at the Country Club of New Canaan. The bite occurred at about 4:30 p.m. on March 23 (a Sunday) on the golf course at CCNC, according to a police report obtained through a public records request. 

There, a white female poodle mixed-breed dog named ‘Star’ bit a boy “on his leg” and damaged his pants, according to the report, filed by Officer Sean Godejohn, head of the New Canaan Police Department’s Animal Control section. The boy’s mom, who informed police of the incident on the following Tuesday afternoon, told authorities that the dog’s owner works at the Country Club, the report said. Reached by Godejohn, the dog’s owner “told this officer that he lets his dog roam on the golf course” but “did not see the incident take place,” the report said. The owner added that “it was possible that his dog could have bitten” the boy, it said.

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Springtime Wildlife in New Canaan [Q&A]

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With springtime just around the corner, New Canaan residents should prepare to see changes in the wildlife around town. March 20, spring’s official start, marks the beginning of the environment’s transformation and with it, changes in animal species and their behaviors around town.  

We put some questions about the changes out to Officer Sean Godejohn, head of New Canaan Police Department Animal Control section. Here’s our exchange:

New Canaanite: What should New Canaanites be on the lookout for when spring begins? Animal Control Officer Sean Godejohn: As spring begins, residents should be aware of ticks that carry Lyme Disease especially when hiking or walking in woody or grassy areas. Residents should check themselves and their animals after hiking.

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New Canaan Dog Bites Boy in Face

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A New Canaan dog underwent a 10-day quarantine at home last month after biting a boy in the face, records show. The dog, a 13-year-old brown-colored male mixed-breed named Petey, “was interacting” with the boy at home on Jan. 28 (a Tuesday) when the incident occurred, according to a police report obtained through a public records request. The dog’s owner—who also is the victim’s father, according to the incident report—told police that the boy “had a small puncture wound on his cheek” and was taken to a hospital with the injury, the report said. Police withheld the boy’s age.