FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — An Alpharetta boy is recovering after a neighbor's dog attacked and bit him several times.
Jared Hernandez told Channel 2's Mike Petchenik he was walking home from a friend's apartment on Governor's Circle last Friday when the Siberian Husky started chasing him.
"He jumped on me," he told Petchenik, with permission from his mother. "He bit me in the face two times and on the arm."
The boy's father rushed him to an urgent care facility, where he received stitches to his face and forearm.
"I was frightened," he said.
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Hernandez’s mother told Petchenik the dog’s owner has apologized for what happened and they’ve accepted that apology.
Police said a young girl opened the door to her apartment to let a guest in and the dog, named Gizmo, escaped.
"It does appear to have been an accident, but when the dog does run, get to your dog quickly so it doesn't injure any children or anyone for that matter," said Alpharetta Department of Public Safety spokesman Jason Muenzer.
Darryl Carver, a spokesman for Fulton County Animal Control, sent Petchenik a statement about what happened:
"The Responding Animal Control Officer spoke to the father of the bite victim. The father did not want to pursue any legal action and asked that only a warning be issued. The Animal Control Officer issued a written warning to the dog owner. The dog owner agreed to have Fulton County Animal Control quarantine the animal in the home as proof that its vaccinations are current. The dog will be checked on during the quarantine period before its quarantine is re-evaluated sometime next week."
The dog's owner told Petchenik over the phone she plans to get rid of the dog after the incident.