Hamilton man traumatised after dog attack in park left blood 'spraying all over' him

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A Lanarkshire man has been left traumatised after a savage dog attack landed him in hospital. Jamie Nicholson had his own blood “spraying all over” him when a golden retriever sank its teeth deep into his hand.

He has suffered sleepless nights and has not been able to leave his home since the terrifying incident took place at a park in Hamilton on Saturday evening.

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Speaking of the traumatic ordeal, Jamie told Lanarkshire Live : “We were in the park literally five minutes. We were at one end and that dog was at the other end, and it ran up to us and within seconds of it approaching, it started growling and went on the attack. “Luckily my partner, who had a hold of our dog on the lead managed to try and pull him behind his legs to shield him