[nagdu] UK: Guide dog mauled by bull terrier in savageWolverhampton attack

[Sean Robertson]

This is so sad, I'm sorry to read this. I had a dog come running out in to 
the street and start barking at my dog onetime.
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> UK: Guide dog mauled by bull terrier in savage Wolverhampton attack
>
> Express & Star
>
> PUBLISHED: August 6, 2014
>
>
>
> A blind man feared his faithful guide dog had been killed after it was
> savaged by a Staffordshire Bull Terrier in Wolverhampton city centre.
>
>
>
> Alistair Dunbar's five-year-old labrador, Theresa suffered puncture wounds
> to her neck during the attack in Woolpack Alley, off Dudley Street.
>
>
>
> Eye-witnesses said the owner of the bull terrier - believed to be a local
> homeless man - lost control of the dog before it began barking wildly and
> clamped its jaws around the guide dog's neck, swinging it around like a
> rag-doll. The dog eventually relinquished his grip after local butchers
> kicked him, doused him in cold water and repeatedly struck him with an 
> iron
> bar.
>
>
>
> Mr Dunbar, who is completely blind and relies on Theresa to help him carry
> out his daily routine, said the attack on August 1 had left him "severely
> traumatised".
>
>
>
> The 64-year-old from Willenhall said: "I am absolutely distraught. I could
> hear my dog yelping and I knew something was wrong. When it quietened down 
> I
> thought she was dead.
>
>
>
> Police are now investigating the attack
>
>
>
> "The whole thing was probably over in a few minutes but it felt like it
> lasted an eternity. I was covered in blood from head to toe."
>
>
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> Theresa was taken to the vets and received multiple stitches in her neck.
>
>
>
> Police attended the scene at around 11am and are currently investigating 
> the
> incident.
>
>
>
> Butchers Bill Ions, Steven Foster and Richard Ashton ran out of Michael 
> Kirk
> in Woolpack Alley when they heard the commotion outside the shop.
>
>
>
> Mr Ions, aged 62, said: "The Staffie had its jaws around the guide dog's
> neck and straight away I thought 'he's going to kill him here'.
>
>
>
> "Richard kicked him a few times but he wouldn't let go, so Stephen threw a
> bucket of cold water over him.
>
>
>
> "I got an iron bar from the shop and kept hitting him until he let go. It
> was quite shocking. There was blood everywhere. I'm just glad the bloke 
> and
> his guide dog are OK."
>
>
>
> Mr Dunbar said he was grateful to the three men for their actions.
>
>
>
> "They probably saved my dog," he said. "I want to thank them for what they
> did. I know where I'll be doing my meat shopping from now on."
>
>
>
> Under new laws, owners whose dogs attack guide dogs can face up to three
> years in prison.
>
>
>
> Laura Lane Clarke, of the Shrewsbury branch of The Guide Dogs for the 
> Blind
> Association, said: "This was a shocking attack which has left a guide dog
> requiring surgery and her owner traumatised.
>
>
>
> "Alistair, like many blind people relies on his guide dog. We campaigned 
> for
> tougher sentences to encourage irresponsible owners to take better care of
> their dogs."
>
>
>
> Source:
> http://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-news/2014/08/06/guide-dog-mauled-by
> -bull-terrier-in-savage-wolverhampton-attack/
>
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