[Ches]

"If a lab bites you, it's just annoying."

I was attacked by a lab and spent four days in the hospital following a three hour emergency surgery. That was more than "just annoying".

Mrs. Ches

[xsrdx]

That was more than "just annoying".

My guess is your incident was exceptional - but "annoying" is perhaps misleading.

Non-lethal, or non life-threatening, might have been more appropriate.

Powerful dogs are easily capable of lethal force, esp. with regard to humans of small stature.