Jorge Ramos was walking his dog in the White Plains area of Sunrise when he said the pit bull suddenly attacked his Schnauzer, Scotty.
Markely Medina lives a few blocks away from Ramos and his dog. He witnessed the attack. "I was walking over here, and at first, I don't really know what's going on, I don't know if it's two dogs wrestling, and then I see the pit bull," said Medina.
Medina was driving home on Saturday evening when he saw Ramos trying to tear the pit bull off of his dog Scotty. "The pit bull is just mauling the dog, just destroying him," said Medina.
The pit bull eventually stopped attacking Scotty when Medina scared him by throwing a water bottle. "I threw the water bottle really hard," said Medina.
After the fight, Scotty was in very bad shape. He had a large bite wound on his neck. Medina drove Ramos and his dog to the vet, even though they had never met before the attack. "I did not know him at all," said Medina.
Ramos believes that had it not been for Medina's help, Scotty would have died.
After the pit bull encounter, Ramos was left with a few scrapes on his body, a large vet bill and anger at the pit bull's owner. "The pit bull owner-- not the pit bull-- is to blame," said Ramos.
[Following this way of thinking, that it's not the pit bull's fault... When a bear attacks someone in a national park, why do we blame - and kill - the bear? Shouldn't we blame the forest rangers, the governor, the president?]
The pit bull has been known to roam loose around the neighborhood. In the end though, because of the incident, Ramos and Scotty now have a new friend. "I spent all night with them at the emergency hospital," said Medina.
The owner of the pit bull has been fined $500 and will also have to appear at a court hearing in October. At the hearing, the county will recommend that the pit bull be muzzled.
(WSVN - June 16, 2014)
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