Another dog attack dilemma for Rowley

What the heck is going on in Rowley? According to the report in the Daily News, the dog on April 2 ran into a neighbor's yard and attacked a 12-year-old boy.

In a letter to the Rowley Board of Selectmen, Kevin McManus said his son Patrick and several boys were out enjoying one of the first nice spring afternoons of the season when the dog approached.

The dog, a German shepherd, jumped up and bit the boy in the stomach. The boy beat the dog off but it then attacked again and attached itself to his arm. The boy's brother kicked the dog until it released the 12-year-old.

According to the story, the dog's owner was with the dog when they left their own yard but it does not say what, if anything, the owner did to detach his dog from the child.

The McManuses say although the Gavins have been good neighbors through the years and have an invisible fence to keep their dog contained, they haven't taken Bear's aggression as seriously as they should have.

The dog frequently breaches the perimeter of the fence, the McManuses say, and upon doing so has exhibited vicious behavior toward the whole McManus family — especially to Patrick.

So far no commens from readers on the DN website. But I'm sure there will be.

This follows close on the heels of the Lab who was cleared of killing goats in a pen, in a neighbor's yard. That dog was initially ordered to be put down but Rowley selectmen reversed their decision and instead ordered that the dog be permanently restrained.