Laurie Adams, 49, said she and a friend were walking her 1-year-old granddaughter Averey on April 15 when the two dogs came charging at the baby's stroller, the Lawrence Eagle Tribune reported.
The two women shielded the baby, but both suffered bite wounds to their lower legs. Adams was bitten twice and her friend was bitten five or six times, she said.
"Oh my God! Oh my God! ... I just got attacked, my and my friend, by two German shepherds!" Adams can be heard screaming on the 911 call made to police. "Oh my God! I'm going to pass out."
The dogs attacked twice and Adams believes they were trying to get at the baby. They were saved by police, fire and animal control crews who arrived at the scene near Adams' Birch Avenue home.
"She didn't get bit because we jumped on top of her so the dogs couldn't attack her," Adams said.
Both women were taken to Lawrence General Hospital for treatment.
The dogs were being looked after by a Western Avenue resident who said their owner was out of town. She was fined $100 for violating the city's leash law, police said.
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| The person living here took the responsibility of caring for the dogs; they should have ensured that these aggressive dogs could not escape their property |
(Boston Channel - April 26, 2011)