Gateshead pet owner Janine Webb was heading out for her routine dog walk last month with her teenage pup Lucy when disaster struck – a neighbourhood dog escaped and viciously attacked Lucy.
Lucy was quickly freed by two local police officers who happened to be passing but was seriously injured and was advised to head straight to the vets.
Janine said: “We only managed to take a few steps out of my garden when the dog from over the road who had escaped, darted over, and latched onto Lucy.
“I tried to get Lucy away, but the dog shook her like a rag doll. I quickly realised that he wasn’t going to let go.
“I was heartbroken leaving the pet hospital alone. It was the first time we had ever been apart, and I was terrified that we may have said goodbye for good.”
Faith Willsher, a Vet Surgeon at Gateshead PDSA Pet Hospital treated Lucy.
She said: “Lucy’s injuries were severe. On first examination, she had very prominent bite wounds along her back, some of which were deep.
“She was admitted for pain…
