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22.03.2024 - 09:29 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A devastated dog owner has told how her Chihuahua was "ripped" out of her arms and mauled to death in front of her by an XL bully-type dog.
Abby Mackinnon had been walking two-year-old Gizmo on Finnart Street in Glasgow's Bridgeton before he was set upon by the off-lead canine at 4.30pm on Monday. The tiny pooch died at the scene and 25-year-old Abby was left with injuries to her back as she desperately tried to shield her family pet.
Recounting the horror ordeal, Abby told the Record: "We were on our usual route and I suddenly heard paws scattering behind us. I looked behind and there was a man with two dogs - one of them off-lead.
"It started charging towards us and its owner said: 'It's okay, he's just playing'. It then started trying to grab Gizmo's tail and the next minute, Gizmo was out of his harness.
"Suddenly, he was on the ground and the other dog had dragged him over to the grass. The owner let the other dog go and was trying to get hold of the one attacking Gizmo. As he let go, the dog that had its lead on went for Gizmo, too.
"When I eventually grabbed Gizmo, he was screaming and squealing in pain, it was horrific."
Abby then took Gizmo around the corner to calm him down but as she gathered herself, she suddenly heard the unleashed dog charging towards them again. The dog took a chunk out of her back as she tried to protect Gizmo before it ripped the Chihuahua out of her arms.
She continued: "It started mauling him in front of me while its owner was just casually trying to tie the other dog to a pole. He had no urgency whatsoever to help me.
"The dog just kept biting Gizmo and I couldn't get it to stop. I was screaming and shouting for help."
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