Vicious pit bull attack breaks woman's arm - owner flees

AUSTRALIA -- A 21-year-old woman has described the excruciating pain after a vicious dog ripped off its leash and attacked her as she jogged with her puppy.

Demi Woodcock has a broken arm and may need surgery for torn tendons in her wrist after she was set upon during a morning run in Kelmscott.

Ms Woodcock, who is in St John of God Hospital in Murdoch, urged the community to help track down the dog.

She said its owner did not offer her help after the attack and disappeared without leaving any details.

This latest incident is one of hundreds of dog attacks reported to Perth councils, new statistics reveal.

Ms Woodcock was jogging with her six-month-old Maltese pup Oscar near Good Shepherd Primary School about 6am on Thursday.

"I'd noticed the dog was acting aggressively, so we crossed the road," she said.

"All of a sudden I saw it running towards Oscar. I immediately scooped him up and that's when it latched on to my arm.

In the video, she says Oscar is OK

"As I fought with it, the weight of it fractured my arm. It didn't let go until the owner pulled it off."

Ms Woodcock said the dog tore its leash and the owner was forced to hold it down to restrain it.

The dog looks similar to this brindle pit bull

"I was outside a school and it would have been much worse if it attacked a child," she said.

The owner is described as a tall Caucasian woman of athletic build and in her 20s.

(The West Australian - Oct 11, 2013)