Vicious attack in street

AUSTRALIA -- A SICKENING dog attack on a placid family pet has left a Blue Grass Kentucky woman terrified and her husband fearing for others, after their dog suffered horrific wounds.

Ann Locker was walking her collie Tinker on Friday, part of her usual afternoon routine, when two dogs ran towards her and Tinker, savagely attacking the dog before a passer-by stopped and fought off the vicious dogs.

"I was holding on to Tinker's lead because I didn't want it to turn into a dog fight and I hoped the dogs would go away, but they just kept coming at Tinker," she said.

"I was screaming my head off hoping someone would come and help but no one came."

Mrs Locker, who suffered a heart attack earlier this year, said she feared if she fell over, the shocking incident may have had a much more serious outcome.

"It would have been the end of me if I fell," she said.

"If the lady driving by didn't stop, I don't know what would have happened.  She jumped out of the van and realised she needed something to fight the dogs off, she found a stubby bottle in her car and hit the dogs over the head."

Mrs Locker believes she saw people at the property where the attacking dogs came from watch the entire incident, but failed to act.

"I thought I saw them and I thought they would come over, but they did nothing."

Mrs Locker's husband Noel said coincidentally a Bundaberg Regional Council ranger was driving down the street, just as the attacking dogs fled and since then Mrs Locker has filled an official complaint.

Mr Locker understands the more aggressive of the two dogs has been declared dangerous, but he still fears for the safety of children in the area.

"There are plenty of kids around here who race around on the weekend on their treadlies," he said.

Mr Locker said Tinker's thick coat meant they had not immediately realised the severity of the attack, which left Tinker with a number of deep puncture woods and a long gash, until they took the dog to the vet.

"It's already cost us more than $400 in vet bills and we still have to take her back."

The council's Health and Regulatory Services spokesman Wayne Honor said the alleged attack has been verified by victim and witness accounts and the council has finalised its investigation and was now going through the due processes to have the dog declared as dangerous.

"The investigating officer acted on this particular complaint immediately and the dog was declared within two business days," he said.

(Fraser Coast Chronicle - Aug 22 2013)