Public health looking for dog and owner after bite in Blackwell Dog Park

March 14, 2025

If you use the Blackwell Dog Park, you might be able to help find a dog that bit a person.

Around 2:30 pm on March 13, a large white-coloured dog with brown spots, perhaps a mastiff, bit a person in the park.

The dog owner was a white man, of average height and build and was wearing a plaid flannel jacket, blue baseball hat and had some facial hair. They are believed to be between 40 and 50 years gold.

If you have any information about the owner or his dog, please call Lambton Public Health at 519-383-8331 ext 3812.

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