Winnipeg woman says she's shaken after 3 off-leash dogs attacked her pet
CBC
WARNING: This story contains images showing injuries to a dog.
A Winnipeg dog owner says she's been left traumatized after three large off-leash dogs attacked her dog in North Kildonan.
Olivia Watson wasn't harmed, but her dog, Sadie, suffered multiple bite wounds during their Tuesday evening walk down McLeod Avenue, between Roch and Rothesay streets.
"It was awful, because I love my dog. She's like my child. So I felt helpless in that situation," Watson told CBC on Thursday.
After Watson screamed for help, a motorist stopped and helped by ushering two of the attacking dogs into her vehicle.
The owner of the dogs appeared and tried to gain control of the third animal, which Watson says bit Sadie around the scruff of her collar and in the rear.
Sadie required medical attention and staples to close her wounds. The visit to the vet, complete with antibiotics and other medical supplies, cost Watson $200.
"It was really traumatic and scary, and I just was hoping that we weren't going to die, because I didn't know. I mean, if they wanted to take us down, they could," Watson said.
In the aftermath of the attack, she took to social media to share what happened to her and Sadie. Watson believes the three dogs were Rottweilers.
She quickly learned from comments on the post that others reported previous incidents involving the same three dogs.
"It just seems like this is a reoccurring issue with those dogs, that they're somehow getting out of their yard. It's not secure, and they've come at other people and animals," Watson said.
"So it's a huge concern knowing that this is not a first offence."
CBC reached out to the owner of the home Watson says the dogs came from, but hadn't had a response prior to publication.
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