A mom has been left “scarred for life” after she was attacked by a rottweiler whereas walking her shih-tzu.
Shue Leung, 52, had been along with her canine, Mushroom, on a morning walk when she was pulled to the bottom by an off-the-lead rottweiler and attacked, struggling a number of accidents to her face.
After a 4 hour hospital wait, Ms Leung acquired 70 stitches to shut the injuries on the facet of her face.
She mentioned: “I noticed a rottweiler was off the lead with no muzzle. The owner was walking very far behind him.
“I raised up my dog hoping to grab him. With his [the rottweiler] full force he pushed me onto the ground. He tried to grab my dog’s front arm.
“I was holding my dog tight. I was curled up so the rottweiler couldn’t get to my dog.
“After the dog then attacked me the owner then ran to stop the dog. If the owner had been a bit slower my face could have been worse.”
The incident, which occurred in North Baddesley, Hampshire round 9.40am on March 1, was caught on a neighbour’s CCTV. It reveals the rottweiler give attention to the seven-year-old shih-tzu earlier than launching itself on the pair.
In the footage Ms Leung is pulled to the bottom and disappears behind a wall. The rottweiler could be seen tugging at Ms Leung, shaking its head left to proper.
The proprietor then runs over beating the canine off and scaring it away.
