Officers are currently appealing for information after a runner was nipped repeatedly by a dog on Mincinglake Valley Park in Exeter.

The man was out running on 7 February when he was approached by two dogs off the lead; one was a German Shepard type dog, and the other was a smaller dog, believed to be a bull terrier. 

The owner called the dogs back, however, only the German Shepard answered the recall. The bull terrier proceeded to nip the back of the runner’s legs until the runner walked to the owner so she could get hold of her dog.

Officers would now like to identify the dog owner.

We would also like to remind dog owners that dogs should be kept under control and if they don’t have a good recall, then they should ideally be kept on a lead in public spaces. This is especially so if they are known to nip/bite.

Anyone with information about the above incident is asked to contact us quoting reference 50250032770.