Mystery dog attack: Police appeal after injured deer had to be put down in Midlothian

Police are appealing for help in tracing the owner of a dog which attacked a deer and ran amok in a field full of sheep.

The dog injured a deer which had to be put down.

On the morning of Saturday, January 9, police received a report of a dog at large in a field with sheep, adjacent to Biggar Road, near to Hillend, which had attacked a deer.

The owner of the sheep who was tending to them at the time approached the area where the dog was, and the dog changed direction and ran off.

As a result of the attack the deer had to be euthanised. The owner of the sheep and the sheep were uninjured.

The dog, which was unaccompanied is described a large, long haired German Shephard, golden and brown in colour with black ears.

Police are appealing for anyone who has information regarding the incident or dog or for the dog owner themselves to contact police on 101 quoting incident number 0931 of 09/01/2021.