BAY COUNTY - A teenager was sent to the hospital for dog bites to both arms and legs after being bitten by a neighbor’s dog Sunday evening.
The child was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
He may have been trying to pet the mixed Shepherd Doberman when the dog bit him, said Bay County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Kip McKenzie.
“I don’t think he took any aggressive action toward the dog,” McKenzie said.
The teenager had been playing with the dog in a wooded area behind a home, possibly while the owner was present, he said.
The names of the victim or the owner of the dog were not available Sunday night. Animal Control did not respond to the dog bite call.
“I’ve talked with officer Fox from Animal Control; she said they were not going to come out today, but that they had verbally told him to quarantine the dog until Monday,” McKenzie said.
The Animal Control office is closed Sundays and Mondays, according to the county website.