Chester the two-year-old beagle had 'chunks missing from his body' after he was set upon by the dogs which appear to be Mastiff Argentinos (Dogo Argentinos) or pit bulls - breeds banned in the UK.
Police say it remains unclear what type of dogs they are, and experts are carrying out tests to determine their breed.
Janet Payne, Chester's dog walker, said she was forced to watch him being thrown around 'like a rag doll' and claims when she asked the dogs' owner for help, he simply replied: 'Why the f*** wasn't your dog on a lead?'
Peter Moran, the first person on the scene, said 'never in his life had he seen utter barbaric scenes.'
Disturbing video of the attack shows blood pouring from the dog' mouths as they savage the defenceless pet near St Patrick's High School in Winton.
In the clip, their owner can be seen trying to unlock the animal's jaws before walking away.
Images of the man seen with the two dogs have now been circulated on Facebook.
A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said the two dogs have now been seized under the Dangerous Dogs Act (1991). Police said the owner has not yet been arrested, as the investigation is ongoing.
Chester, a gift from Jennifer Thornley to her husband Gary for their wedding two years ago, had been let off the lead to enjoy a run-around with his dog walker when he was brutally set upon.
Jennifer, 29, a hospital doctor, said: 'He was the most beautiful boy.
'He was our best friend, we absolutely love him. He was so friendly, so trusting. I don't know what we are going to do without him and I've never seen Gary like this. When I saw him he was in our kitchen, he had chunks missing from his little body.
'I've seen the video - those dogs enjoyed it. What if this happens to a child? We need to do something.'
Janet Payne, Chester's dog walker, said she was forced to watch him being thrown around 'like a rag doll' on Wednesday afternoon.
Ms Payne, 39, was walking five dogs at the time.
She said: 'I was shouting to Chester to come and I looked up and saw two big dogs with something between them. I just knew. I screamed.
'I clipped the other dogs to a railing and ran to Chester. He was in the middle of the field being pulled all over the place.
'The little boy was being torn to pieces.'
Ms Payne tried to intervene, begging the man walking the pit bulls to help.
But she claims all he said was: 'why the f*** wasn't your dog on a lead?'
After around 30 seconds, Chester was dead.
Peter Moran wrote on Facebook: 'I was the first passer by on the seen to help this poor woman try to calm down never in my life have I seen utter barbaric scenes.
'Not only was I walking my labrador but I stayed with the woman until the police arrived and looked after the other four dogs.
'My heart goes out to the owners and the dog walker. The dog walker was utterly in bits, I wasnt leaving her until the police arrived.
'My heart goes out to the beagles' owners can't imagine what they must be going through.'
Ms Payne added: 'At one point the white dog looked at me and I thought I was for it, but he went back to Chester.
'Then the man managed to get him off and left the other dog with me as he walked off calling for it every now and then.
'Eventually the blood-covered dog ran after him, he didn't even look back. He just left me screaming in horror with the poor lifeless boy at my feet.'
Janet called the police and Jennifer's partner, Gary, a 28-year-old a project manager for Barclays rushed to the scene and found his dog mauled to death on the grass.
Jennifer added: 'Chester was so funny and made us laugh every day. He followed us everywhere around the house - and if one of us was upstairs and the other downstairs, he'd sit on the top step so he could be between us.
'Everyone just loved him, he was a member of our family, a gentle, friendly, loving dog who was just happy to be close to us.'
The couple took Chester to Scotland two weeks ago where they went on a four-hour hike led by their beloved pet.
Gary said: 'He always fell asleep on guests' laps and he was always so happy, he cheered us up. He hated it if we were upset or we hurt ourselves.
'When Jennifer worked night shifts before her shifts as a hospital doctor, Chester would keep her company during the day - and then be by Gary's side when he was alone at night.'
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Update: The dogs are now being described as a Pit Bull / Rhodesian Ridgeback mix and a Mastiff type dog (referred to as a "Bully Kutta", a blanket term for all breeds of fighting dog in Pakistan, which is a large muscular Mastiff-type dog).
So should we be surprised that a fighting dog is attacking and killing a docile Beagle? Of course not. It's inherent in their genetics to be this way.
There's a reason that laboratories that experiment on animals use Beagles - because they're known to be sweet and docile. They don't use Pit Bulls and other bully breed type dogs because they're not known for being sweet and docile. Even cruel scientists who experiment and kill innocent dogs know this.
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