large Akita dog. The pair had attempted to pass by the animal on a ‘thin path in some woods’, the pooch launched itself at the couple, Manchester Evening News reports.The 39-year-old husband said: "As I passed the dog it went for my arm.
It had me on the floor, then it bit [Rachel’s] back.“It was a savage attack. I managed to grip it in a bear hug. We went down an embankment — it was on an extendable lead so we got caught in the trees.”Such was the ferocity of the attack, the dog ‘ripped’ Rachel’s, 35, fleece ‘to bits’, David added.It also left her needing treatment at the hospital, he continued: “I only have superficial wounds, but my wife was not so lucky.“We went straight to A&E in Oldham, on my wife’s back there are three puncture wounds and [the dog’s] canines have sliced her back open.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up for one of our newsletters here.“It looks worse than it did yesterday.
She has scratches along her back.”Along with her physical injuries, David says the incident has ‘really shaken’ his wife.He continued: "It was like an unkempt, big dog.
If it was not on the lead it would have been a lot worse."After, he would not move — the dog was patrolling the path so we could not leave the embankment.
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