A golfer playing Chardon Lakes Golf Course on Sunday attacked a dog that lived just off of one of the holes, according to Chardon Police Chief Scott Niehus.
A golfer playing Chardon Lakes Golf Course on Sunday attacked a dog that lived just off of one of the holes, according to Chardon Police Chief Scott Niehus.
The dog, Milo, described as “friendly,” approached the golfer, who allegedly went to retrieve a ball beyond the course boundary. The golfer then “whacked Milo on the left side of his head with a golf club,” according to a Facebook post by Milo’s owner, Jennifer Evans.
Evans continued: “I heard the horrible shriek and didn’t see it, but my neighbor did. Milo was not threatening or even barking.”
Milo had a bloody nose and wouldn’t open his eyes, according Evans, so he was taken to the veterinary hospital. “Fortunately his injuries are only soft tissue, and the vet says he should be OK,” his owner posted.
The foursome continued their round. Chardon Police and the golf course crew tried to determine who was in the foursome, but “nobody claimed to have had an incident with a dog on the course.”
On Tuesday, Chief Niehus, working through a partial description of the person involved, and with help from the Chardon Lakes Golf Course management, confirmed the golfer had been identified and spoken with an officer.
The golfer has not be identified pending a review of the case by the Geauga County Prosecutor’s Office and the determination of appropriate charges to be filed.
Evans’ Facebook post had gone viral on various golf websites Tuesday morning and discussion boards like Reddit.
“My dogs are friends and completely used to the golfers. They pretty much ignore them,” she wrote. “But if you are afraid of dogs, and you see them out, don’t go into the yard after a ball!! Wtf is wrong with people?”
A man who answered the phone at Chardon Lakes Golf Course said the golf course was fully cooperating with the police.
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