A devastated dog owner says he had no choice but to have his family pooch put down after he was mauled by two larger canines.
James Dosdale made the difficult decision to put his five-year-old dog Samwell to sleep after he suffered "horrific" injuries in an unprovoked gruesome attack.
James and his 10-year-old daughter were out walking on December 17 when the incident happened on an estate in Middlesbrough.
Another woman also told how her husband came home "covered in blood" after their dog was attacked in the same location. Both pet owners also reported other attacks in the same area recently, Teesside Live reports.
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