Yolo County animal services officers are on the lookout for five dogs whose bites were worse than their barks earlier this month.

Information about the animals and their vaccination histories is needed to potentially avoid post-exposure rabies treatment for the bite victims, said Animal Services Sgt. Wayne Buckley.

According to a news release late last week, three of the incidents occurred in Davis, one in Woodland and one in West Sacramento over a four-day period:

* On April 12 at about 5:30 p.m., a large black dog — possibly an Labrador retriever — wearing a red collar bit a woman several times near Richards Boulevard and the Royal Oak mobile home park in South Davis. The dog was last seen entering the mobile home park.

* On April 14 at about 7 p.m., a woman reported being bitten by a brown pit bull that was tethered by a rope to a light pole in front of Woodstock’s Pizza, 219 G St. in downtown Davis. Animal Services officers were unable to determine who owned the dog, and no one saw it being removed from the area after the bite occurred.

* On April 14 at about 8:30 p.m., a woman walking in the area of Sycamore Lane and Covell Boulevard in Davis was bitten by a large Doberman pinscher, which then ran away on Sycamore Lane. There was no owner or handler in sight.

* On April 14 at about 8 p.m., a female skateboarder was bitten by one of two border collies running loose in the 900 block of Wallace Drive near Losoya Drive in Woodland. The biting dog was black and white, its companion brown and white.

* On April 15 at about 5 p.m., a golden retriever attacked a woman who was sitting on her front porch in the 1600 block of Madrone Avenue in West Sacramento. The dog ran off in the direction of West Acres Road.

Anyone with information about any of these incidents is asked to contact Yolo County Animal Services, available 24 hours a day, at (530) 668-5287 or [email protected]

Buckley reminds the public that it is a misdemeanor for dogs to roam at large while unattended.

“Efforts will be made by our Animal Services Section to increase enforcement of animals at large and will be implementing a zero tolerance policy for owners who violate this section,” Buckley said.

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