The Grey-Bruce Health Unit is looking for the owner of a small dog that bit a boy.
The incident happened on Monday April the 11th, around the area of 14th Street West and 4th Avenue West.
Rabies Program Manager Angela Newman says it was a small white dog, possibly a Jack Russell terrier, being walked by a woman.
She says they need to eliminate the possibility of the dog having rabies.
If not, she says they have to start a round of treatment on the boy, and they’d prefer not to do it.
Newman says it’s not a pleasant experience to receive a series of needles and it will take about a month to complete treatment.
She’s hoping the owner of the dog will be in contact so they can determine whether the canine has been vaccinated.
She says the owner can call the Health Unit.
Newman stresses they’re not looking to bring charges or take the animal away, they just want to have a conversation.
