I was terrified and I thought my dog was going to die after a Bully breed attack, but I only blame one person
“I just ran home crying all the way.”
A woman was left with an injured finger after desperately trying to separate her dog from a Bully-type dog that launched a terrifying attack.
Eleanor Winter, who was walking Hugo, her two-year-old American Bulldog hybrid at the rear of Dock Street when the attack happened, has now called for stronger training and more responsible ownership.
When the ordeal unfolded, Eleanor was walking her usual route near Jubilee Quay when she spotted a hole in the fencing circling the derelict P&O site.
“As I was walking back up with Hugo off lead, I saw a hole in the fence and heard a man’s voice shouting ‘No!’” Eleanor said. “I turned to my right and there was a blue Bully-type dog that leaped through the hole in the fence.
“It happened so quickly, I grabbed my dog’s collar and the dog pinned him down at the back - he was ragging him, his neck, back, arm, everywhere,” she added. “I was trying to get them off, I was kicking it, it was the only thing I could think of, it was terrifying.
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“He was shouting at me to stop kicking the dog and to relax I could see my dogs skin stretching as it pulled on him. It was horrible... my first experience of this. I genuinely thought my dog was going to die.”
“I took my camera out to take a video and they put hoods up so their faces weren’t shown. I just ran home crying all the way.”
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‘It’s never the animal, only the owner’
Hugo has been treated by a vet and has antibiotic medication but she says he is limping and it’s taking longer to enjoy their walks together as he recovers. Eleanor is also in the process of training her young dog and has made great strides with him - but says this has been a massive backward step.
And she says she loves Bully-type breeds but thinks some owners don’t take enough responsibility for making sure they are trained properly.
“I want to make it clear - I love Bully breeds and I was shocked that the owner allowed a dog to act like that,” Eleanor said. “They have to train their dogs, it’s never the animal, only the owner.” I’ve been told by other dog owners that they have seen the men with the dog frequently walking the area and have had similar experiences.”
In a statement, Fleetwood Police said: “This was reported to us at 9.15pm last night (June 10) [and] happened in the Dock Street area. Enquiries are ongoing.”