Alice Hoffman was walking her dog, Maggie May, in the 3100 block of Montana Drive at about 8:38 a.m. when the female pit bull, Hyna, came at her and grabbed her dog in its mouth.
Hyna's owner, Ryan Hogg, said there had been workers at his place and they left his backyard gate open.
"I saw this black dog coming at us," Hoffman said, "and I thought maybe it was a stray and maybe I could help (the dog) find its way home.
"But it wasn't," she said. "I tried to get the dog off (Maggie May) and I realized it was a pit bull."
"I knew if I couldn't get that dog off my dog, my dog would be dead," Hoffman said, "and I probably would be attacked also."
As Hoffman fought to free her dog, her hand was "severely torn up," a police report said, and once Hoffman did break Maggie May loose, the dog ran.
Hoffman took Hyna by the collar and dragged her to the front door of the Hogg's house. "I don't know where the strength came from," she said.
Hogg got his dog under control.
A neighbor who heard Hoffman's screams called police and came out and helped her.
Both Hoffman and Maggie May were treated for their injuries. Hoffman went to the VA Medical Center and Maggie May was held overnight at an emergency pet hospital.
Hyna was being held on a rabies quarantine, but Hogg said he had her euthanized.
(Prescott Daily - Jan 11, 2014)
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