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Man's Best Friend Bites Off Part of His Finger

The following information was supplied by the Bath Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

A resident of the 2200 block of North Medina Line Road had part of a finger bitten off while trying to break up a fight between his two dogs.

Chief Michael McNeely said the man drove himself to the – and brought his severed finger along – just after the incident that occurred around 7:30 a.m. April 3.

According to a police report, "the dogs became involved in a physical altercation." While attempting to separate the fighting canines, one of them bit the man's right hand, severing his middle finger at the first joint.

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A Bath EMS squad took the man to a hospital for treatment.

McNeely said his department notified the Summit County Public Health District office about the incident.

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As to the fate of the biting canine, "it's the owners choice what to do with the dogs," he said.

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