Woman feared she'd die after her dog 'tried to rip her apart' when she got home from holiday
dailyrecord.co.ukA woman has described the terrifying moment her dog tried to kill her in her own home, leaving her with horrifying injuries similar to that of a "shark attack".Caroline Fisher, 48, had only just returned to her home from a holiday when her Bulgarian rescue pooch Metcho turned on her on June 9.The Karakachan, which weighs a huge 12st 8lb, ripped the back off her right arm at her Blackpool property, and mauled her left leg so badly that her tendons were left exposed as she fought to escape with her life.
A passing neighbour came to her aid and Caroline was rushed to hospital, where she remains awaiting multiple skin and muscle graft operations, The Mirror reports.
However, her family have criticised Lancashire Police, who they claim did not respond to the dangerous emergency for three days.Caroline said: “I don’t know what it was, maybe the overstimulation and excitement of seeing me after I came home.“He started getting jealous of another one of my dogs sitting on my knee, I went to move the dog and nudge him because I could just see a little look in his eye.“I stood up to tell him no and he nipped me on the arm, but as I told him to stop it just got worse.“His eyes glazed over and he just flipped.
The other dogs were barking and I think it just created a bit of a frenzy.“I was trying to get to the front door but he was dragging me back by the ankle.
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