Roaming dogs

I was bitten by a dog last night. It had followed my son home from school (quite a walk, but kiddo was on a bike) and I was a) trying to keep it away from him and b) stop it being hit by a car. I've seen a dog get hit by a car at high speed and it wasn't pretty. It didn't die right away and suffered.

I got it into my back yard (fenced) to keep it away from my dog and safe until dog control arrived, but it lunged, got my hand, and wouldn't let go. It shook its head from side to side while growling for what felt like forever.

The ambulance driver said I was lucky it didn't take my finger off and the ring I was wearing on that finger saved it. The ring was compressed so much that it had to be cut off and my finger is now numb - there may be permanent damage - and I had to have a tetanus shot and stitches.

It's sad for the dog that will probably now be destroyed because their owners suck, I may have permanent damage to my hand, lost something special that I haven't taken off in 25 years, and I had to spend my grocery money on the after hours medical centre when I can already barely manage to feed us.

The dog situation in Wainui is so out of hand (pun not intended, but haha I guess). I was a bit complacent because my dog is so sweet and gentle - I shouldn't have got so close to it - but I was just trying to stop it being killed. :(