Dog Attack

[gavrhodes]

well it was an interesting night last night. got a frantic call from my sister minutes after her and her dogs were attacked while she was jogging. i post this merely as a warning to other dog owners that may be around peakhurst south in sydney.

basically she was out with her two min schnauzers on a jog last night. she saw two dogs running down the other side of the road (pindari road) out the front of peakhurst south school. her dogs barked at the dogs running (as dogs do) and these two dogs saw her and her girls and ran across in front of two cars. my sister stopped in fright cos she thought they would be hit, but both cars just missed them. both dogs were without collars, and obviously without an owner around, and without any sort of greeting ran up to her dogs and started attacking. both the aggressor dogs were boxers (one white, one dark brown/black) and essentially just ripped in. both the minis were wearing harnesses which bore the brunt of the attacks. this attack went for around 5 minutes. my sister was trying to alternately pick up her dogs to save them, as she could not carry both. as soon as she would pick one up, the aggressor dogs would attack the one in her arms, ripping at legs etc to try and get at them. she was screaming for help and ended up with 3 or 4 people assisting her, beating the attacking dogs with sticks, umbrellas, kicks and fists to try and get them off to little avail. in the end the attack only ended when they managed to get my sister in the car with her dogs, but even that was an event as once one dog was in, the aggressors turned on the one remaining to really give it a go. they eventually got that one in the car as well. this left the two dogs outside still trying to attack through the windows of the car, staying a few minutes before taking off.

so the outcome? thankfully her dogs needed a hair cut and the tough schanuzer coat and skin meant they didnt even need a stitch. so i have to say i am more than a little proud of their efforts. for my sister, she is in surgery today to repair a tendon and clear out the general area of the tendon in her hand due to puncture damage. as for the two dogs that attacked, no idea where they went after they headed towards gannons park (local park) but any in or near peakhurst should be on the lookout for these two dogs, as other breeds may not fare as well against such an attack. to repeat, it was two dogs with the appearance of boxers, unsure if pure or mixed. one is white, the other is dark brown/black

the local rangers know of this and a police report will be filed due to my sister needing surgery, i just felt it would be worthwhile posting this on here as someone may either know the dogs (and help us act) or may see them and be prepared for what may occur.

cheers

Gav

[spottychick]

Geez!! That's awful! I'm glad the wee dogs are okay - but your sister sounds like she was badly hurt! IS she okay. I hope they find those dogs soon - for everyones sake.

[Narcissa]

OMG! This sounds like a horror movie! How is your sister? I hope everything is okay.

[ash&elar]

just wanted to say i hope your sister is ok!!!! and glad the dogs have not ended up seriously injured physically and hope emotionally they are ok as well.

[Whippetsmum]

I hope your sister recovers from the whole ordeal, and thank Dog for the passers by who stopped and helped your sister! It does show that some people are still decent.

[Adnil444]

I hope your sister is ok and her dogs. Thankfully people stopped to assist her - don't want to image what would have happened if they didn't. All the best to your sister.

[Ons]

I'm trusting that the dogs got a check up with the vet just in case there is an underlying abcess or soemthing?

that is very very frightening for your poor sister and for the poor little dogs. I really hope that your sister is alright and thank you for posting and warning everyone

[Her Majesty Dogmad]

Well that's two dogs that need euthanasing, such a high level of aggression, could have caused a road accident too.

Your poor sister and dogs, they'll be nervous wrecks. Hope they are all feeling better soon. It's the stuff of your worst nightmares.

Edited August 18, 2010 by dogmad

[Adza]

Thank you for the warning, I'm in Revesby Heights so will keep a look out and will let you know if I see anything.

Hope your sister is doing OK, unbelievable experience to go through.

[gavrhodes]

hi all

for the dogs, they are fine. they went straight to the vet and they have given the all clear. they are nice rotund little things and i think it helped in this situation as the dogs couldnt really get their mouth around anything. plus they grew up with my mums GSPs so have spent their life play fighting with dogs much larger. i think all of these things helped. the vet contacted the ranger for hurstville council right away last night, and they were so concerned they contacted the local paper which then contacted my mum about the attack, so they will likely be running a story on it to warn others. the good thing is the right people are outraged and looking for these dogs. i agree 100% with dogmad. i can just imagine if i was there with my two little iggies. they would have stood no chance. dogs with that level of aggression must be dealt with appropriately

my sister is ok. out of sugery and will speak to the doctor tomorrow. assuming all is ok cos he didnt rush to tell her anything tonight. she is traumatised yes, cos she loves dogs and hates that she had to attempt to hurt one to save her own. her dogs seem ok emotionally. they spent all day at my mums with her 3 GSPs and are back to normal. most likely its my sister that will be nervous for a long time around other dogs.

it took a while for her to get help, as at first people just stood around. but once they realised the severity of the situation they all stepped in. it is indeed fantastic that people made that sort of effort, and risked personal injury.

will post tomorrow on the results of the operation but she is at least in good spirits, just tired and whacked out from the anaesthetic

[MelissaS]

How awful and traumatic for your sister.I hope she is healing well.

Any updates?

[gavrhodes]

operation went well, no lasting damage internally thankfully and the doc was very happy. her hand is out of action till mid next week when they take off the cast that is holding it all still while it drains out. spent a couple of hours with her and her dogs today and the dogs were loving any attention they got and she was just frustrated at having one hand to deal with two sons under 3.

for the other dogs, nobody has seen them so far, but there is more than a few people on the look out for them. hopefully someone will find them and some action can be taken