Perham dog owner seeks new home after dog bites runner

A Perham dog owner is looking to rehome their animal after the dog bit a runner in Perham, the lead item in a local public-safety roundup published Feb. 25, 2026. The incident appears at the top of Perham Focus’s list of recent reports sent to the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office.

Perham Focus published the roundup on Feb. 25, 2026, compiling a range of recent public-safety and community incidents reported to the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office. The dog-bite entry was the first item in that compilation, which positions the episode as one of the most pressing calls logged to the sheriff’s office on that date.

The report identifies the owner in Perham as seeking a new home for the dog after the animal bit a runner, and the incident was recorded with the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office on Feb. 25, 2026. Perham residents who observed or were affected by the episode should note that the matter is included in the county-level public-safety log maintained by the sheriff’s office.

The dog-bite lead sits alongside other community incidents in the Feb. 25 roundup, underscoring the variety of calls the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office handled that day. Perham Focus’s decision to place the rehoming notice first suggests local editors judged the safety implications for Perham pedestrians and runners to be significant in the context of the county’s daily incident list.

The Feb. 25, 2026 Perham Focus roundup keeps the details of the dog-bite entry concise: a Perham owner, a dog that bit a runner, and the owner’s effort to find a new home for the animal, all recorded with the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office. Residents seeking further information can refer to the Feb. 25 county report distributed through local channels and Perham Focus’s published roundup.