This is the moment a professional dogwalker wrestled an out-of-control German Shepherd to the ground after it attacked his own dog and bit his wife.
Paul Jennings and his wife Sasithon were walking with their Beagle Cody when the massive dog broke free from its owner and lunged at them. The dog bit Sasithon's leg as she jumped in front of Cody to protect him.
CCTV footage, shared with the Mirror, shows Paul tackling the animal to the ground to get it under control before the owner manages to put the lead back on and walks off. The couple, from Surbiton in London, phoned the police and were taken to A&E where Sasithon was treated for a bite in her calf.
Police are investigating the incident - which happened near Kingston-Upon-Thames town centre on April 8 - and Paul says he's frustrated the owner still hasn't been tracked down, adding that he believes there should be a licence for owning such large breeds.
He said: "We don't think she should face criminal charges but people who have powerful dogs need to have some training or they should have some kind of licence.
"To drive a car you need to have training or else you can easily kill people on the road, but with dogs, it seems to be a free for all when you've got a deadly animal with you.
"This lady had no harness with the dog, which is the bare minimum unless they are very well trained. People need to be aware."
Sasithon said she feared if it was a baby or a child that was attacked it could have been so much worse.
The teaching assistant added: "I just didn't want Cody to get bitten - I didn't really think about it, it was instinct that put me forward. I knew he bit my leg but I didn't know it was that bad until the ambulance came and they looked at my wound.
"I think if my leg was a baby or a child then it would have been much worse. I don't want this to happen to a child or anyone else."
Paul, who owns Green Dog Ltd in Surrey, said since he initially put an appeal on Facebook there have been three sightings of the woman and the dog, and in some of the sightings the dog has a muzzle on.
He added: "She had a flimsy collar on that would be suitable for a small dog, but for a dog that is powerful - you shouldn't be going out in public places like that.
"It was trying to attack our dog - I wasn't scared personally but I was scared for my dog.
"I had a vague memory of what happened and when I saw the CCTV I saw I was wrestling it."
The couple managed to get to a shop where they called for an ambulance as they were too scared to check to see if the dog had gone.
Paul says that the woman hasn't come forward and no one has come forward saying they know her.
A police spokesperson said: "Police are investigating an incident in which a woman was bitten by a dog in Kingston on the evening of April 8.
"Enquiries continue. There has been no arrest."
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