“One had a big boat oar and used it to try to whack the dogs away. The other man took hold of Kevin to keep him safe. I was shaking so much that the man who grabbed Kevin carried him to my daughter's place with me.”
She was extremely grateful for the men's help.
“Those two men were exceptional in the way they helped me during the current pandemic crisis.”
The woman and her pet were not injured in the attack.
A short time later a council animal control dog ranger captured the attackers.
Neither of the dogs were wearing a collar.
“They were impounded and then returned to their owner,” the woman said. “I was told it was because it was their first offence.”
The woman said the dogs' owner told the council officer that someone had left the front gate open to their home property.
“But I feel those dogs should have been put down for what they did.”
Sunday's attack follows a similar incident across the Taruheru River in the Botanical Gardens a few weeks ago when a woman walking her dog was set upon by a pair of dogs.
That woman suffered a bite wound and her dog needed extensive veterinary care for its injuries.
The attacking dogs were not located.
