FRANKLIN, PA -- Sharon Lydic has to gather herself before she can recount a pit bull attack on her puppy that forced the amputation of one leg and left behind $5,000 in vet bills.
“It was horrible,” the 59-year-old state worker said of the June 1 incident in which she also was bitten, and wound up covered in blood from the knees down.
She was taking Sarge, a 9-month-old chocolate Lab, for a walk around her Franklin Borough home.
The pup belongs to her son, Andrew, 24, a long-haul trucker.
Her dog suddenly stopped along the walk.
“And I saw this pit bull charging at us,” Lydic said. “All I had time to do was scream ‘No!’ and he came and grabbed my dog.”
The attacking dog belonged to neighbors but apparently was not kept behind a secure fence.
“My puppy was up against my leg yelping,” Lydic said. “I wouldn’t leave the dog.”
She yelled out, “Help me, somebody. He’s going to kill my puppy.”
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| Sarge relaxes with owner Andrew Lydic and girlfriend Kyleigh Lichtenfels. |
(Tribune Democrat - June 18, 2011)
