Tourist to the rescue as seal attacked
An English tourist hit a pitbull-like dog on the nose to make it release its grip on a fur seal at Allans Beach on Otago Peninsula.
Paul Smith (45) and his partner Jennie Down (55) were walking along the beach on Wednesday evening when they saw the dog, which was accompanied by three young men, grab hold of the seal by the lower jaw.
Two of the men tried restraining the dog, pulling at its hind legs with no luck, he said.
"I helped pull and knock the dog's nose in an effort to make it let go – it did so after a minute."
The men then restrained the dog and Mr Smith had a heated discussion with one of them about the need to have dogs on a lead.
The men were accompanied by a second dog, also a Pitbull-type.
Looking back on the incident, Mr Smith realised it could have turned ugly.
"Jennie said not to rush in, but I had to help the seal. I don't regret what I did."
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Paul Smith (45) and his partner Jennie Down (55) were walking along the beach on Wednesday evening when they saw the dog, which was accompanied by three young men, grab hold of the seal by the lower jaw.
Two of the men tried restraining the dog, pulling at its hind legs with no luck, he said.
"I helped pull and knock the dog's nose in an effort to make it let go – it did so after a minute."
The men then restrained the dog and Mr Smith had a heated discussion with one of them about the need to have dogs on a lead.
The men were accompanied by a second dog, also a Pitbull-type.
Looking back on the incident, Mr Smith realised it could have turned ugly.
"Jennie said not to rush in, but I had to help the seal. I don't regret what I did."
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