Bob, a Collie cross German Shepherd, was killed on Monday morning in a vicious attack that the von Buddenbrocks said lasted a terrifying 30 minutes.
“On Monday morning, 12 May, our beautiful, Bob, was mauled to death by our neighbour’s two Pit bulls and Rottweiler who broke through our boundary fence.”
Michele von Buddenbrock said her daughter Amy, her mother-in-law, Gillian and their domestic worker, Kansile, were unable to pry the dogs off Bob who had been rescued from Ashburne Veterinary Clinic in Glenashley some years back.
She added that even after Bob had been killed, the trio continued to maul Bob for a further 20 minutes.
“In our home dogs are part of the family and we are all devastated with how our loving, docile pet met his end. ”
Michele added that hours after the attack the two Pit bull terriers and Rottweiler still roamed their yard.
The von Buddenbrocks said their other two rescued dogs escaped with their lives after they managed to get them inside the house.
The family have appealed to all owners of large, potentially vicious animals to take responsibility for their dogs and to ensure that they are safely enclosed inside their premises. “Our poor dog was killed in his own garden,” Michele said.
(Northglen News - May 16, 2014)