Dog attacked at home; 'Huge brown' dog jumps fence and eludes animal control

One little chihuahua is lucky to be alive after being attacked by another dog at his own property this week.

Owner Yvonne Taylor said 9-year-old Barty was in the fenced-in garden going about his "morning constitutional" when she heard a "scream" .

"I tore out the front and here was this big dog that had a hold of him." Mrs Taylor yelled at the dog, which she described as "a huge brown thing" , and it turned as if it was about to attack her. She picked up a piece of wood and threw it at the dog, which made it jump the fence, she said.
She then took Barty inside and called the Invercargill City Council dog control, which put her in touch with a dog ranger, before taking her beloved pet to a vet for treatment.
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