A seven-year-old Cocker Spaniel has had to have two operations and needed 45 stitches after what has been described as "15 seconds of bedlam" in a Welsh seaside town. Pepper was being walked by her 85-year-old owner when she was attacked in Pestatyn.
Roger Harrison-Jones, who was walking his pet off the lead, said he had to fight to separate the dogs on the town's old railway track and has encouraged other dog owners to keep their dogs on leads.
There has been growing alarm in the town about the number of dogs being walked off leads, with some being labelled "dangerous" and "bad-tempered". NorthWalesLive has reported that one owner has threatened to seek prosecution under the Dangerous Dog Act if her dog is set upon again.
