Strictly star Natasha Kaplinsky rushed to hospital after 'fiercest' dog bit her

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Strictly Come Dancing star Natasha Kaplinsky has always been a huge animal lover, basing herself in the Sussex countryside with a mammoth total of 47 animals.

However she was in for a shock recently when her much-loved dog Dot picked a savage fight with another canine and she got caught in the crossfire.Rushing to extricate her Coton de Tulear Dot from a fight with a Tibetan Terrier by the name of Molly, Natasha landed herself with a bite.She revealed to the Daily Mail that as she'd separated them, explaining: "Dot bit me by mistake".Natasha was rushed to a Haywards Heath hospital, where she received a precautionary tetanus jab and had her arm put into a sling.The traumatised ITV presenter subsequently posted photos to Instagram after her hospital visit, showcasing her bandaged hand and plaster-laden fingers.Clearly the shocked star hadn't quite accounted for her dog's aggressive streak when she first adopted her."Dot is in my bad books," she jokingly exclaimed to Great British Life."She was supposed to be this lovely little lap tap and she's turned out to be the fiercest of everybody!"[When] I tried to separate her from Molly, fighting over a bone...

she bit me. I ended up in hospital.""Life is a bit chaotic with them in it," she reasoned, "but never boring.""I wasn't very happy [ending up in hospital] but animals are our passion and...

I would have far more animals if I could persuade Justin. If that makes me a Dr Doolittle, then yes that’s me!"Besides Dot and Molly, she shares four other canines with her equally animal-loving husband Justin Bower - Doodle, Scribble, Natasha and Teddy.With such a busy household, it's little wonder that the dogs' antics can get a little out of control at times.There are also cats,.