WEST BRIDGEWATER – A West Bridgewater dog has been quarantined for his involvement in a dog bite incident that occurred in Somerset on Sunday.

A three-year-old pit bull mix belonging to John Giunta of East Street in West Bridgewater will be quarantined inside Giunta’s home for 10 days.

On Sunday morning, the dog accompanied Giunta to Somerset where he was working as a contractor on a home there, according to Somerset animal control official Joan Stewart.

“He had taken the dog out of his truck to bring him into the house he was working on,” Stewart said. “And, at the same time, a Somerset man was walking by with his daughter and their little dog.”

The Somerset dog, belonging to William Robertson of County Street in Somerset, is a 25-pound terrier-shih tzu mix, Stewart said.

The West Bridgewater dog was not on a leash and ran after the smaller dog.

“He ran after him and kind of attacked him,” Stewart said.

The Somerset dog sustained minor bites, Stewart said.

As the two dog owners tried to intervene, they were bitten on the hands.

“The little dog was bitten for sure,” Stewart said. “The two guys had both had puncture wounds on their hands.”

The young Somerset girl present was unharmed, Stewart said.

Stewart said both dogs will be quarantined, “just to keep an eye on them for 10 days.”

Stewart said she decided against fining the West Bridgewater man for having an unrestrained dog.

“This looked like a pretty nice dog,” Stewart said.

The incident is one of several dog attacks involving pit bulls reported in the Brockton region in recent weeks.

On Monday, selectmen ordered an Easton pit bull to remain chained and muzzled when not at home after he attacked a schnauzer mix on Eastwood Lane.

On Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, two Brockton pit bull-boxer mix dogs were euthanized. Twelve days earlier, the dogs had escaped from their home and attacked a Brockton woman, sending her to the hospital with significant injuries.

Stewart said she doesn’t believe pit bulls are any more aggressive than other breeds.

“There no worse than other kinds of dogs,” Stewart said. “[Pit bulls get a bad rap] because people are afraid of them and they look scary. I don’t think the dogs themselves are any more dangerous than other dogs.”

The West Bridgewater animal inspector Howard Anderson did not return The Enterprise’s calls for comment.

Shannon Gallagher may be reached at sgallagher@enterprisenews.com.