Go to the doctor
Who told to you that you will need to file a police report? If it was a doctor's office, that is one thing. If it were me I would make the doctor tell me "no". One option is to try an Urgent Care TODAY.
Chances are very good the dog has had his rabies shot. Most villagers are very good about their pet's health. But if you can't find this fool, you will need a series if rabies shots. I am not a doctor, but we lived in a suburb of Savannah, GA, in 2006, when a pit bull mix attacked our Beagle, Montego, while we were on our daily walk. It was a horrifying experience. Fortunately the owner took his dog to the same vet as us and the dog was up to date on his rabies shot. We were very fortunate in that the man who owned the dog paid ALL of the vet bills. Montego came out of this with alot of stitches, a cone and a dislike for big dogs, but otherwise she was fine.
It tell this story b/c you really need to go to a doctor. Even if you find out the dog is up to date on his or her rabies shot, you will probably need a tetnus shot if you haven't had one in 10 years (I believe that is the magic number). The wound will also need to be cleaned or you could get a nasty infection.
With all of this said, the pictures are great. Hopefully someone will recognize the coward. You may want to go to a couple of vets offices. They may recognize the fool and his dog. Good luck!!!!
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