A DAD has instructed how he was left terrified after he was savaged by a canine on his early morning walk whereas its drunk homeowners watched on.
Allan Astley, of Dumfries, was mauled by the brute animal as he walked to work alongside the standard cycle path at round 6am on Friday.
The 40-year-old – who used the identical right-of-way each morning – was left shaken after the massive canine charged up at him earlier than attacking him.
The dad-of-three later noticed its feminine proprietor with a male who was ingesting alcohol additional down the trail.
Allan instructed the Dumfries and Galloway Standard: “I used to be on my solution to work and half awake with ear telephones taking part in music to assist wake me up a bit.
“I took them out and that was after I noticed this lady together with her huge canine, and he or she was with a man who was having a wee celebration for himself with a bottle of booze and a glass.
“The next thing this big dog is charging for me, and it wasn’t protecting its owner. It just wanted me.”
He defined that his winter coat saved him from life-threatening accidents.
He continued: “It was actually going for me. It went to chunk me and took an enormous chunk out of my coat.
“My left arm is bruised and so is my proper, which is bruised all the way in which below it.
The canine began to go at me at completely different bits to attempt to get blood.”
Allan claimed the canine’s proprietor watched on did nothing, solely shouted the canine’s title “Bruno“.
Bruno didn’t have a lead – and was described as wanting a bit like an enormous Staffordshire Bull Terrier.
Terrified Allan arrived at work the place he reported the incident to policeearlier than going to hospital to obtain tetanus jag and antibiotics.
He added: “I discover it exhausting to sleep as I preserve fascinated by it, particularly as I exploit that solution to work.”
A Police Scotland spokesperson stated: “Around 6am on Friday, November 24, officers obtained a report of a person having been bitten by a canine within the Armour Drive space of Dumfries.
“Enquiries are ongoing.
“Anyone who may have witnessed the incident is asked to contact police on 101 quoting incident 0486 of Friday, 24 November, 2023.”
