UTAH -- A Rose Park man tells ABC 4 he couldn’t fight off two Pit bulls who attacked his tiny Shih-tzu Thursday afternoon.
Goran Dukanovic claims his little Shih-tzu is simply trying to stay alive.
“He looked dead, and I was screaming,” said Goran Dukanovic, victim of Pit bull attack.
Dukanovic said Thursday two Pit bulls attacked him and his dog, Gizmo, near Riverside Park off of 14th W. 7th N. in Salt Lake City.
“They looked like they were charging us. I immediately lifted my dog above my head, but that wasn’t enough they just jumped on me, and they got him by the neck,” said Dukanovic.
Dukanovic said the Pit bulls tried to kill his Shih-tzu. If you look at video of Gizmo, you can see how swollen Gizmo’s neck is where the Pit bulls bite him. Dukanovic tried to fight the dogs off and when he did, the Pit bulls bite his hands, and clawed his neck. He had to be treated at St. Mark’s Hospital; his dog is an ICU, now he wants someone to pay.
“I know they can be nice puppies, I love all animals. I think the owner should be responsible,” he said.
At least one of the dogs, are now being held at the Salt Lake County Animal Shelter. The Pit bulls owner, who didn’t want to be shown on camera, said she’s not responsible.
“I think my neighbors were the ones that let my dogs out. There’s still a padlock on my fence and there’s no way they would’ve been able to push a gate open,” said Chandra, Pit bull owner.
Regardless who let the dogs loose, it doesn’t change Gizmo’s injuries.
ABC 4 is told Gizmo is slowly recovering. Doctors tell his owner he now has an 80% of surviving.
(ABC 4 - Nov 2, 2012)
