Dog Bite Victim's Family Seeks Community's Help

A Westfield family is asking for the community's help in locating the owners of a large, white Great Pyrenees dog who bit their teenage son at approximately 1:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon.

The teen was at the corner of Scotch Plains Avenue and Dorian Road when he was bitten. According to the boy's mom, the person walking the dog did not stop to provide any contact information. As a result, the family does not know how to get in touch with the owner of the dog to verify it has been vaccinated. The person walking the dog was last seen on Dorian Road walking west toward Lamberts Mill Road. 

"We are doing everything possible to find this dog," said Mercedes Ponytz, mother of the victim. "We don't want to create any problems for the owner nor the dog. We just want to avoid having our son go through a painful series of shots. Most likely, the dog is up to date with its shots and then we can just move on. We just want to confirm it."

The Ponytz family is asking anyone with information about this dog, who has been seen frequently in the area of Scotch Plains Avenue and Dorian Road, to contact them at 908-451-4130.