A DALRY man’s dog has been ordered to be destroyed after it attacked a man and tried to attack a teenage girl.

Kilmarnock Sheriff Court heard how at about 9.15am on July 23, a man attended a local park to walk his two dogs.

He saw the accused, Ian Kernachan, aged 46, who was walking his German Shepherd dog who was on an extendable lead at the time but when the dog saw the witness and other two dogs began pulling on the lead.

Kernachan, of Cleeves Avenue, lost control of his dog which ran towards the man who picked up his two small dogs up high away from the dog.

The German Shepherd was dragging the lead behind it which was wrapped around the man.

The dog then bit the man on the backside who later attended Crosshouse Hospital but did not need any treatment.

Kernachan got the dog under control and left the area.

The man reported the matter to the police who attended at the man’s home address with the accused accepting that he had been having difficulty controlling the dog.

The other incident occurred on July 16, the witness was a 14-year-old girl who was walking in Queens Avenue who became aware of a dog running towards her.

The dog jumped up putting its paws on her shoulder barking at her.

She managed to push the dog off and continued walking then noticed a male coming toward the dog. He shouted at the dog which eventually left with the him.

She suffered pains in her right forearm and her jacket was ripped. She told her mum who reported the matter to the police.

Kernachan was apologetic throughout the proceedings about the dog.

Depute fiscal Claire McKeveny said it was an aggravated offence and moved for destruction of the dog.

Kernaghan, who represented himself, said: “I was in the park with the dog right next to my house.

“I had no idea it was going to run after anyone. I quickly got control and took her (the dog) in the house, she said she was okay.

“The mother and the girl came round and I sincerely apologised and that was it as far as I was concerned.

“With the other one, it was on the extendable lead, my dog started getting upset. It had an ear infection at that time.

“It now wears a muzzle we got an order from the council.

“It’s a lovely dog, his temperament is absolutely brilliant now.

“My partner is actually the owner of the dog.”

Sheriff Alistair Watson responded and said: “That’s two separate incidents of people getting hurt but what concerns me is that it’s not a dog that’s just got out unsupervised.

“You actually had it on a lead. I’m guessing your stronger than your partner but you’re still struggling to control it.”

Kernachan said when asked where the dog was: “The dog’s now in the house with the rabbit, they’re the best of friends.

“The dog doesn’t leave the house without a muzzle now so that it will never happen again.”

Sheriff Watson took a serious view on the charges and ordered compensation orders of £300 each made to the complainers.

He added: “If this had been a single incident I may have viewed it differently. But these were two separate incidents where you are trying to keep it under control but you simply could not control your dog.

“I am not going to wait until someone is seriously hurt. I am going to order destruction of the dog.”