CALIFORNIA -- A man and his wife walking their dog Thursday night were set upon by two aggressive dogs, resulting in the husband stabbing and killing one of the pit bulls, police said, marking the second pit bull attack in the city in the past three days.
The incident unfolded at 8:21 p.m. Thursday in the 700 block of West Boyd Road, when two loose pit bulls attacked a Great Pyrenees - Australian Shepherd mix being walked on a leash by its owners.
The man walking the dog initially tried to kick the other animals to stop the attack, Kleven said, but when that didn't work, the man pulled out a pocket knife and stabbed each of the pit bulls once.
One of the dogs, a 3-year-old pit bull, died from its injuries, and the other pit bull was taken to a veterinarian after being located by its owner. The dog that was attacked suffered neck wounds, Kleven said. Its condition was unknown.
No arrests were made, Kleven said.
On Wednesday, a pit bull escaped its house in the 1900 block of Helen Drive and attacked a Chihuahua mix that was in the street in front of the home.
A woman living in the home tried to save her Chihuahua and wound up with puncture wounds and possibly broken fingers on her right hand.
(Contra Costa Times and KTVU - June 8, 2012)
