Pet dog bitten on leg

A Kaikoura woman is concerned that a dangerous dog is at large. Kerri Morehu-Baker cowered against the gates of the Kaikoura cemetery reserve to protect her pet husky during an unprovoked attack last Tuesday.

She was walking 19-month-old Ruby across the corner of the reserve from Killarney St to Scarborough St when the black dog, which she believed was a pitbull cross, came hurtling towards her. The dog was in "hunting mode", she said. It stopped and crouched before it attacked, taking a chunk out of Ruby's right leg.

Moments before, the owner yelled "pick up your dog!" In those split seconds she heaved the 26kg husky into her arms and cowered against the gates. MORE>>