The dog, described by witnesses a pit bull, was on a leash being walked by its owner on North Conduit Ave. in Springfield Gardens when it suddenly went after the 6-year-old boy, neighbors said.
The dog locked its jaw on the boy's leg and refused to let go for several minutes.
"The child was screaming, crying," said witness Sedrika Williams, who described the adult with him as "more panicked for the child."
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| The owner, seen here, attempting to walk his pit bull on a woefully inadequate chain/lead, says it was his friend who was walking his dog the day it attacked the man and the little boy. |
Several people rushed over to pull the boy's foot out of the dog's mouth. Williams said the dog's owner and the boy's cousin both furiously attacked the dog to get it to release its grip on the screaming little boy.
The cousin "took a big stick and him on the side of the head," said Williams.
"I started screaming because I see the baby on the floor," she said. "I see the owner holding the dog, trying to pull him off, because the boy's foot was in the dog's mouth."
"The cops came," said Williams. "First, they were going to shoot the dog, but the owner grabbed the dog, and he started to calm the dog down."
The boy and his cousin were taken to Jamaica Hospital, where they were listed in good condition. The boy is expected to recover.
No charges were filed against the dog's owner, police said.
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| A neighbor says, "A dog is only as good as the master. When you do your due diligence and doing the right thing with your animals, you won't have any problems." |
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| Another neighbor walking his pit bull, said, "Any dog is aggressive, it's how you stimulate their mind and stimulate their activity. Cause the owner has to know how the dog will actually react to certain things." |
(nbcnewyork - June 11, 2013)
