Puppy dies after horror park attack
ATINY puppy had to be put down after it was ‘crushed’ by another dog at a park.
Cavapoo Buffy - a cross between a Cavalier King Charles spaniel and a poodle - was left with horrific injuries after being attacked by the animal at Cale Green park in Stockport on Saturday afternoon. She weighed just 2.5kg. Vets fought to save the six-month-old pup, even giving it methadone for the pain, but its devastated owner was told it would be ‘kinder to let her go.’
Just three hours earlier, adorable Buffy had been running around the park, playing happily.
Owner Sophia Siddiqui said she has been left heartbroken by what happened.
She said she has tried repeatedly to contact owner of the other dog - understood to be a Dalmatiantype breed - but has yet to hear back.
A spokesman for GMP said enquiries were ongoing into the incident, which happened at around 3.30pm.
Sophia, a 22-year-old account manager, is appealing for anyone who saw what happened to come forward.
“It was just like any other normal day,” she said. “We were having fun, Buffy was running around playing. We were walking back towards the car when it happened.”
Sophia says the dog was off its lead before it attacked Buffy.
“It grabbed hold of Buffy; no warning, no nothing,” she added.
“It had Buffy in its mouth, I couldn’t get it to let her go. I was just screaming, ‘get your dog off my puppy.’
“Buffy was screaming and wailing. Eventually I managed to get her, she was shaking.
“I ran a bit further away before the woman managed to get the dog on a lead, but she was having to use her strength to hold it back, it was still trying to get at us.”
Another dog walker rushed to Sophia’s aid and drove her and Buffy to an emergency vet.
“She had horrific spinal injuries, it was in bits,” Sophia added.
“There was nothing they could do, and they told me it would be kinder to let her go. Buffy weighed just 2.5kg, it took seconds to crush her. I don’t want this happening to anyone else.”
Sophia also posted her appeal on Facebook. She wrote: “Trying to understand and come to terms with the loss of our beautiful, amazing six-month-old puppy Buffy.
“What started out as the best day ever - eggs for her breakfast, playtime, a trip to the park - was brought to a brutal end.
“I fought as hard as I could to save her, but her injuries were too severe. My family and I are all absolutely shell-shocked and completely broken and devastated. She was so young and had so much left to do.
“She never got the chance to grow up, to have a first, second, third birthday, to eat the doggy Easter egg we bought her only yesterday, to go swimming in a paddling pool in summer, to go to a beach and run along the sandy shore.
“She was such a beautiful, sweet soul, a friend to everyone who ever met her. She was a gorgeous, funny, mischievous, silly, but most of all, happy, little noodle head!
“To anyone who has a dog, please be careful and treasure every moment with your little furbaby, as we’ve been robbed of so many moments.
“If anyone has any information, please could you contact me.”
“We love you Buffy, sleep tight and run over the Rainbow Bridge.”
A spokesman for GMP said: “Police called to a report of a dog attacking another dog on Heath Road, Stockport, on Saturday. Enquiries are ongoing.”
Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.