A pregnant pooch in Kirriemuir “could have miscarried” after she was attacked twice by the same dog.
Owner Lorraine Galbraith, 51, feared the worst when her four-year-old Labradoodle, Mocha, was attacked by a Jack Russell Terrier in Caddam Wood on Saturday morning.
The Jack Russell grabbed Mocha’s neck twice despite Lorraine’s best efforts to stop it.
She believes her and Mocha are “super-lucky” to not have sustained any serious injuries.
The same dog also attacked Mocha in November and the incident is being investigated by the Angus dog warden.
The beauty therapist’s dog is due to give birth to her puppies at the beginning of April.
Terrier ‘latched on to dog’s throat’ in Kirriemuir attack
Lorraine told The Courier: “I was on my regular walk through Caddam Wood when it happened.
“The other dog came right up to Mocha, went round the back of her and latched on to her neck.
“She was yelping and squealing the whole time.
“I managed to grab the other dog by the scruff of his neck and get it off.
“But he ran back and latched onto her neck again – I wedged my hand between them to stop it.
“Had I not had my gloves on, the bites would’ve broke my skin, Mocha had a harness on which took most of the blows.”
Other owner ‘did and said nothing’
Lorraine claims the other owner did nothing to help the situation.
She said: “I managed to pick up the dog and I said ‘take your dog, she’s pregnant for God’s sake.’
“He said and did nothing and just walked away – didn’t even say sorry.
“We’re super-lucky, had she not been on the lead, he would’ve been able to have a much bigger go at her.
“The vet told me to keep her calm as more stress could put her into labour
“As a heavily pregnant dog, shock and distress like that could’ve led her to miscarry.
“If the puppies were born now, they wouldn’t survive.
“The attack was so worrying – it wasn’t just her life that was at risk, but also the lives of her litter.”
Lorraine claims that despite a similar attack from the same dog in November, she has seen it off the lead since.
Dog owner hopes to raise awareness
Mocha went straight to bed following the attack and remains agitated.
Owner Lorraine, hopes by raising awareness, this will not happen again.
She said: “It’s not about naming and shaming, I just want to help prevent this happening to someone else.
“This shouldn’t happen. The owner knows that dog isn’t ok to be off the lead.
“It’s not the animals fault, it’s the owner. This could’ve happened to anyone or even a child.”
Elsewhere in Angus, a man suffered injuries after his Springer Spaniel was attacked in Brechin.
Angus Council confirmed the incident is being investigated.
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