Domestic Animal Issue
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- On Sunday, November 8, 2026, I was outside of 15 Matchett Street, Boston 02135 with my three young children around 8pm. A man was with 2 small - medium dogs on leashes outside that home on the sidewalk (we learned from neighbors that that man is the owner of that home). The dogs were excessively barking, and the man made no efforts to move them off the sidewalk. I had to walk in the middle of the street, in the dark, with my three young children (including a baby in my arms), to avoid the aggressive dogs. As we are walking in the street, one of the dogs breaks off its leash and charges my 4 year old daughter. The dog continues to bark at her and jump on her as she is crying and trying to run away from it. The dog continues to chase her and bark and jump on her. I am holding my baby and my only instinct is to get between my 4 year old and the dog, which I am able to do while kicking the dog away. The owner eventually gets control of the dog and puts it on a leash. A minute later a woman emerges from the home at 15 Matchett, says a weak "sorry!" and walks away with the man and the dogs. No one asked if my daughter was okay or if the dog hurt her. The dogs both continued to bark as they walked away. My 4 year old (and 5 year old who was able to get away from the situation) are traumatized. We learned from neighbors of this home that these dogs are constantly barking and causing issues in this neighborhood. This is a formal complaint against these animals and the owners - for putting my children in danger by making us walk in the middle of the street at night because they would not move the aggressive animals off the sidewalk, and for one of their animals charging, jumping on, barking at, and traumatizing my 4 year old.
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15 Matchett St, Boston
42.352839, -71.171001
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