I’ve only been bitten once, by an ugly Irish wolfhound that a guest (holiday let) had left out in the garden.
Not a serious bite, just a nip, didn’t break the skin on my leg or tear my trousers, but annoying nonetheless.
I didn’t complain, but the guests did tell the owner of the cottage (which was weird, don’t think I’d have done that), who called me, profusely apologised and asked what I wanted to happen.
I told him nothing, as I had gone into the gated garden, it wasn’t running around loose in public, and it was just a nip.
I’ve no idea what the law is on this, but if I go into someone’s garden and their dog is loose, what happens if it bites me? I always thought people are allowed to keep their own dogs in their own gardens aren’t they?
Anyway, I’m now super wary of all dogs, and will not risk getting bitten, or (my pet hate) dogs jumping up on me.
I dropped a customer once because I had repeatedly told her I didn’t like dogs jumping up on me, and for some reason she always let her dog out when I was there, to jump on me.
(I think she would rather it jump on me than go mental inside the house).
Also, I have found from experience that owners who have poor control over their dogs usually let them poo everywhere in the garden too. We don’t need customers like that!