It comes as a Collina resident calls for Griffith to have more "common sense" when it comes to managing pooch interactions, after having a few close calls herself.

Walking at about 7.40am, the man noticed a large brown and white dog watching him and his dog make their way down Ross Crescent.

Slowing down to pass carefully didn't deflect the impending attack, as the dog charged at them anyway, biting the owner's leashed Staffordshire Bull Terrier several times on the head.

On alert after allegedly hearing about similar attacks in the area, the man was carrying a conduit.

He hit the attacker on the head twice to get him to release the grip on his dog's head, and managed to put it on the run back to a porch.

The man called out towards the house, but no-one came out to respond.

He took himself and his pooch to the police station to report the incident.

While there were no visible marks on his pet, he noticed there was some resistance to neck movement.

The officer in charge of the incident has contacted Griffith City Council's ranger.

Griffith City Council have been approached for comment.

A Griffith resident, who did not wish to be named, has had similar encounters however considers herself extremely lucky nothing has gotten to this level of violence.

She has found herself on many occasions having to avoid confrontations with other people's dogs.

Not named for safety reasons, she is calling for other dog owners to be mindful of interactions of others, and read the signs.

"It's by and large when I'm walking her around the oval at Collina," she says.

"It's easily three or more times per week I've pulled her off the path to let other dog owners go past and they have allowed their dog to come over to us.

"My dog then starts growling and becomes anxious. I then have to verbally tell the owner of the other dog not to approach."

She says if an owner has a dog and is giving you a wide berth or pulling their dog off the path to let you and your dog pass, ask yourself why are they doing that?

"I pull my girl off the path, I make her sit and I'm talking to her quietly to keep her calm. That is not an invitation to come over," she explains.

"Common sense would dictate all signs point to 'do not come over to this dog.' I can see from looking at a dog when they approach if they will agitate my girl or not from the way that dog is behaving.

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"Not every dog is friendly with dogs when they are on a lead."

She has made a report to the ranger when she felt threatened by a specific dog yet let it go when the owners moved before she had a chance.

She says she would absolutely report again if she felt it was necessary.