THOMAS COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) — A Thomas County woman said she has called authorities more than 10 times over more than a year about a neighbor’s dog she says has killed cats on her property and even bitten a neighbor.

Diana Robinson said the dog comes across a field to reach her property, kills animals, and destroyed her vegetable plants over the summer. She said she has reported the dog numerous times to Animal Services and the Thomas County Sheriff’s Office.

No charges against the dog’s owners have been announced. WALB News 10 sent a Facebook message to the dog’s reported owner Tuesday (Nov. 10) and has not received a response.

What Robinson says happened Saturday

Robinson said she found her porch damaged Saturday morning. She said cat food was scattered, food pans were bent and had feces in them, and she found cat teeth and bloody fur. She said all of the kittens were gone, but two cats later came back.

Robinson said her daughter heard something around 5 a.m. She said she and her family tracked the dog’s path across the field to the owner’s yard.

She said an adult cat found Sunday had broken bottom canines, a broken jaw, a broken spine, and both back legs broken.

Robinson said the dog broke through a gate she had shut to reach the cats. She said she feeds the cats every night and has set up heat lamps for them. She said she also has chickens and is concerned about what happens when the dog “runs out of cats.”

“It’s just every day wondering when the next attack’s gonna happen,” Robinson said.

Reports from the sheriff’s office

Robinson showed WALB two Thomas County Sheriff’s Office incident reports. Both list the incident type as “dogs/cats running loose” and name Robinson as the complainant.

The first report, dated July 2, says an animal services officer was told of an aggressive dog that cornered the caller in her yard. The report says the caller said it was the same dog she had been having problems with “for a while.”

According to the report, the animal services officer contacted the dog’s owner and told the owner the dog needed to be taken and surrender forms needed to be signed. The report says the owner gave the animal to the officer, but refused to sign the surrender forms. A deputy then went out, and the owner still refused to sign. The report says the animal was taken to the shelter for intake.

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A supplemental entry says the animal services officer was advised to work with the sheriff’s office to serve the owner paperwork about the animal. It says the paperwork was handed to a deputy to be served.

The second report is dated Saturday, Nov. 7. It says Deputy Connor Landreth was dispatched at about 9:36 a.m. about a vicious dog.

According to the report, Robinson told the deputy the dog was allegedly on her porch around 5 a.m. and that six of her kittens were missing. The report says she believed the dog ate them. It says the deputy saw a cat tooth and some cat hair on the porch and saw no blood on or under the porch.

The report says no action will be taken by law enforcement and that it will be forwarded to animal services.

Robinson’s complaints about the county’s response

Robinson said Animal Services has returned the dog to its owner twice and did not tell nearby neighbors. She said she believed the dog had been seized after being told in June that Animal Services was waiting on a deputy.

Robinson said she documented her texts and calls with Animal Services, including sending photos of the dog on her property.

Screenshots reviewed by WALB News 10 show a text thread with a contact saved as “Animal services.” The thread includes photos sent Dec. 17 at 10:05 a.m. and May 28 at 8:18 a.m.

Screenshots of a call log show seven outgoing calls to one phone number: one on Nov. 6, 2025; three on June 8; two on July 2; and one on Aug. 17.

Robinson said she learned the dog had not been seized on July 2 when it cornered her as she went to her car. She said the dog barked and lunged at her.

She said the dog also cornered her 12-year-old daughter while she took out the garbage. Robinson said neighbors drove a vehicle between the dog and her daughter so the girl could get away.

Robinson said the dog also bit a 21-year-old neighbor. The sheriff’s office confirmed this in an incident report.

Robinson said she filed a formal complaint in person with the sheriff’s office in August. She said it has gone unanswered, that she has asked twice for an update, and that no one has returned her calls. She also said a deputy took photos on May 27.

“My biggest question is, why does this dog keep being returned to irresponsible pet owners?” Robinson said. “And why is the county unresponsive to all the people in this community that have raised this same concern?”

Robinson said the breed of the dog is not the issue and that she has a pit bull of her own.

Robinson said she wants the dog seized and the owner held accountable. She also said the county should be held accountable.

She also now has cameras installed.

Message from property management

A group text message viewed by WALB News 10 from property management to residents refers to the dog’s owners as Ronnie and Teresa. The message calls the dog a bulldog.

The message says the property manager had a discussion with animal control. It says Ronnie and Teresa are supposed to have a better plan for keeping the dog at home and out of the trailer park.

The message asks residents to send the property manager a time-stamped picture if they see the dog in the park. It says animal control must have video or photo proof of the dog out of its yard and at the trailer park to help with the issue.

Records request and response

WALB News 10 sent an open records request to the Thomas County Sheriff Office Tuesday. We asked for incident reports involving the dog, a copy of the formal complaint reportedly filed with the sheriff’s office in August, and whether the incidents are under investigation or any citations or charges have been issued.

The sheriff’s office told WALB News 10 it is working on the request.

The sheriff’s office also declined to comment on the situation since it’s under the purview of the animal services division.

Director of Thomas County Animal Services Blaine Spries sent the following statement:

“I received your open records request. I see where you’ve already received a few of the reports made involving this dog. I am double checking to see if there are anymore and I will send them over to you asap as well as the other requested information!”

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