Baltimore County police were seeking the owner of a dog that bit a child yesterday to learn if the animal's rabies shots are current.

Police said Taylor Lorme, 5, of the 2500 block of Yorkway in Dundalk was playing with a medium-sized brown dog outside her home about 6 p.m. when it bit her on a leg. Taylor was treated at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.

Police said if the dog and its owner are not located soon, Taylor will have to receive a series of painful rabies shots. The owner was described as a black woman wearing an orange dress. Anyone knowing her whereabouts is asked to call North Point Precinct at 410-887-7320.

Pub Date: 8/21/98