Dog owner frightened after Pitbull attack at Newport park
Frightened dog owner 76-year-old Tracey White said her Welsh Collie puppy Neo was attacked by a 'black and white Pitbull type dog.'
Tracey told the Argus 'Every day I take my daughters dog to Cefen Wood fields, my pup ran out the gate from my house where he knew Milo (My daughter's dog) would be.
'Neo was off his lead and was on his back with his paws in the air totally submissive.
'I saw a man with his dog and asked him if he was friendly, he said he was, so I let Neo go over but then he had him by his chest and his throat.'
Tracey White with her Welsh Collie that was attacked Neo (Image: Tracey White) Neo was then mauled twice by the dog.
Tracey said: 'We couldn't get him off him (the dog). I was screaming, and two workmen came running over.
'The workmen managed to get hold of Neo then he (the owner) let go of the lead and he had him a second time. It makes me think, what if it was a child.'
According to Tracey the man responded aggressively when confronted. 'He said my dog was only nipped and said to go online and look at some real dog fights.'
Neo's wounds post dog attack (Image: Tracey White) Luckily Neo has since recovered from the attack and vets confirmed the other dog pierced his chest muscle.
Neo's wounds post dog attack (Image: Tracey White) Gwent Police said: 'We received a report of a dog-on-dog attack in the Cefn Wood area of Rogerstone, Newport, between 4.45pm and 5pm on Wednesday 28 May.
'Our enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances.
'Anyone with relevant information is asked to contact us via our website, call 101 or direct message us on our Facebook or X social media pages, quoting log reference 2500168835.'
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