To the Editor:

During an evening walk with his father in Loveladies, my 11-year-old nephew was bitten on the forearm by a black lab.

They would walk every night in the northern direction first and had seen this particular dog before. As they passed each other, the dog leaped up and grabbed his forearm, causing two deep puncture wounds, one top and one bottom, drawing blood from both. As he pulled away, the blood was immediately apparent and so was the disappearance of the dog and its owner.

August 15, 2018