Pair hurt after pitbull joins family argument

A pitbull made the mistake of stepping into a family argument in Stratford yesterday.

The dog paid for it with his life and two people were taken to Taranaki Base Hospital with bites to their arms, hands and bodies. Inspector Frank Grant said the man, 39, and the 42-year-old woman were having a disagreement at their Percy Ave address about 3.40pm.

"The dog has jumped in and bitten her, the male has then run in to assist her to get the dog off and it has bitten him as well," Mr Grant said.

"There were noticeable puncture wounds to the flesh," Mr Grant said. "It certainly was a nasty attack." MORE>>

Like they say... never argue in front of your dog or children!