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Public health looking for boxer-like dog after bite in Sarnia
February 8, 2025
Lambton Public Health is trying to track down a dog and its owner after a walker was bit.
Officials say between 1:30 and 2pm Feb. 10, a person was bitten while at the Blackwell Trail in Sarnia.
They’re looking for a medium sized dog with brown fur and resembling a boxer. It was being walked by a woman between 40 and 50 who was carrying a walkie-talkie.
If you have any information about the dog, please call LPH at 519-383-8331. If the dog isn’t located, the victim will have to have rabies shots.
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