Bob Westgate had been walking his Beagle named Zoey at about 9:30 a.m. at the duck pond when he spotted the pit bull a good distance away. He noticed that the pit bill was “raised up,” before the dog broke loose from its female owner.
“I heard the woman scream,” Westgate said.
The dog charged at him and the pit bull bit his 5-year-old Beagle, which weighs less than 30 pounds, on the back.
The pit bull then set its sights on Westgate, biting him on the knee and scratching at his chest.
Westgate was able to get a hold of the pit bull’s collar and hold it at arm’s length.
“I hate to think of what it would have been like if it had been an older woman or a child,” Westgate said.
The woman quickly collected her pit bull and rushed from the scene. She did not offer to stay or provide her name, Westgate said.
An ambulance arrived on the scene and treated Westgate’s wounds. Law enforcement also arrived on the scene and the information about the attack was turned over to Animal Control.
The veterinarian bill for Zoey was $900.
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Johnny Long says
The dog is brown in color and a pit bull or a pit bull mix .talked to Bob this morning . Zowey is doing better and is on the mend .let’s find this dog and owners before there is a tragedy . The people live somewhere within walking distance of the duck pond in Summerhill .
Bonnie Beckman says
I am not reading every response here, but the owner is the problem. Unfortunately, we only hear about pit bulls when there’s a problem. Overall, they are NOT bad dogs. That woman is 100% responsible for what happened. I cannot believe she just walked away. She knew the personality of her dog and when taking the dog out, she should have muzzled him — all the time!
She will be found because too many people have seen her before. She is the problem, not her dog. What a shame this happened.
Steve Enderlin says
That would have been one dead dog. We were in an RV park in Illinois back several years ago and I was attacked along with my Shih Tzu and Cairn Terrier by a pit bull; I caught sight of it out of the corner of my eye and spun around and kicked it. The kick stunned it long enough for me to get my expandable steel baton out before it attacked again; it did not get back up.
Hunter Hampton says
This makes me so sad, my little Gus was attacked by a Pit Bull at a dog park in Texas. He lived, and the horrified owner paid his vet bills but I know what it’s like to watch a dog trying to kill your dog. I feel for Bob and Zoey, and I hope the owner of the Pit can be found. That dog needs to be removed from civilization, the next time it attacks probably won’t have a happy ending.
(Villages News - Sept 9 2016)
