Sammy lucky to live
Pet, owner attacked as dog escapes yard
A MOLENDINAR man who nearly lost his best friend to a dog attack is urging owners of aggressive dogs to keep them properly restrained.
Luke Mills was walking his beagle Samuel “Sammy” Joseph along Macquarie St in Molendinar when a dog escaped from a yard and attacked them.
“There are two aggressive dogs at a house on that street and as we walked past, one of the dogs slid its gate open and came charging at us,” Mr Mills said.
“He was attacking Sammy and I jumped on top of my dog because he’s all I’ve got.
“Then the dog started attacking me. Luckily there was a woman driving down the road who stopped her car and started screaming at the dog to stop and it ran away.
“I just sat on the ground hysterical, holding my dog and pressing the wound where blood was pouring out.”
Sammy had five puncture wounds that required immediate attention.
Mr Mills, an epileptic who doesn’t drive, was helped by neighbours who drove him and Sammy to a vet.
He says he spent every last cent he had to pay for Sammy’s treatment.
The next day Mr Mills came close to losing his best mate again when Sammy refused his medication.
“The next day he was really, really sick and wasn’t eating his pain meds,” Mr Mills said.
“The vet said if the pain is that bad and he’s not improving he’d have to be euthanised.” Thankfully, Sammy survived.
Mr Mills contacted the other dogs’ owners but they denied even owning dogs.
After detailing the ordeal on Facebook, Mr Mills found there were others who claimed to have seen dangerous or intimidating dog behaviour at the house.
A Gold Coast City Council spokesman said dog attacks were serious matters and an investigation into the matter is ongoing.