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Resident urges notification and temporary restrictions after two dog attacks
Summary
A Park Rapids resident told council her dog was attacked twice by the same neighbor’s Husky and asked the city to notify victims when animals are deemed potentially dangerous and to explore confinement options during the 14‑day appeal period.
Resident Lauren Naeve told the council she has been repeatedly endangered by a neighbor’s Husky that attacked her dog on June 2 and again on July 11, both times on her property. She said law enforcement responded to the first incident but she was not notified of the outcome and she only received the police report two weeks later after requesting it. After the July 11 attack, she said the responding officer told her the dog had been deemed potentially dangerous and that the owner has 14 days to appeal, but she could still see the dog at the neighbor’s property and had not received follow‑up or restrictions.
Naeve told the council she is a mother of three young children and is not allowing them to play outside because of safety concerns in the busy neighborhood. She asked the council to consider two specific items: a policy that notifies victims when a dog is deemed potentially dangerous, and authority to impose temporary confinement or other restrictions during the appeal period. "I love my dog but I love my kids a lot more," Naeve said.
The transcript records Naeve's request and police procedure as described to her; the council did not take immediate action during the meeting. The police report for the July 11 incident was not provided in the meeting record.
