A dog owner thought his beloved miniature schnauzer was "about to die" after it was savaged by two dogs in a brutal attack in the middle of the street.
Gary Davidson decided to take his dog Roscoe on a stroll around Bellsmyre, about 20 miles northwest of Glasgow, but when they entered into a nearby cul-de-sac two staffie-type dogs raced toward them. The 47-year-old watched in horror as the dogs sank their teeth into Roscoe.
Roscoe was bitten on the head, neck, legs, tail and ears was left bleeding profusely as Davidson bravely tried to get his pet away from the dogs. The dogs, who did not have collars on, attacked Davidson, leaving him with severe bite marks on his hands.
Gary Davidson was left with injuries to his hand (dailyrecord)"We have a regular route and I kind of let Roscoe lead the way," he told GlasgowLive. " We walked into a particular area during the walk which is a cul-de-sac. Out of the corner of my eye I saw two dogs bolt over."
"They started hassling Roscoe and before I knew it they started biting and pulling him. It was all a bit of a blur, I just kept trying to pull him away but they wouldn't let go.
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"Eventually somebody got the dogs under control. I remember looking at Roscoe in my arms and he was covered in blood. I thought he was dying on me because he suddenly went very quiet. He was screaming before so I thought he was about to die."
As his wife Amy was visiting a family member at Paisley's Royal Alexandra Hospital, Gary was left without a car to take Roscoe to the vet. Fortunately, good Samaritans offered him a lift to a nearby vets before taking them on to Glasgow's small animal hospital.
When Davidson arrived, staff immediately told him to go to the hospital. "One of the girls told me that I needed to get checked out because I was in a bad way," he said. "I was given a lift to the RAH in Paisley because my wife was there. When we got there I told Amy what happened and we were in A&E until the early hours of the morning."
Amy said steps were being taken to make sure Roscoe stays safe (dailyrecord)"My thumb was fractured and I had a bite on both hands. One of the bites went through my thumbnail so I needed to get a tetanus jab. Roscoe was in hospital for nine days. They were worried about his blood loss, then his eyes but fortunately he only lost a few teeth." He had a gaping wound on his neck but he is incredibly lucky."
The experience has left Davidson "massively shaken up." He continued: "My emotions were flipping between anger and shock. I was struggling a bit to sleep for the following few days."
"We'll be veering away from that area from now on. I've gone out on a walk since and I saw a couple with a big dog on a lead. I was a bit worried then I explained to them what happened. They reassured me and I was able to pat the dog. It has made me more apprehensive to interact with other dogs."
And 18-month-old Roscoe is now returning to his former self and refuses to be phased by the attack, but that has not stopped Davidson and his wife from taking preventative measures to make sure a similar attack does not happen again.
Roscoe has not let the attack phase him (dailyrecord)Wife Amy told Glasgow Live: " I ordered a sleeve for the lead to give people a visual indication that Roscoe needs space. Roscoe has coped remarkably with things since the incident. He goes to a day care centre one day a week and he is back interacting with dogs. I feel like although he has been very luck to survive, we've been very lucky to have him still here. He is so loving and inquisitive."
"Roscoe adores people and he makes us laugh every day. We brought Roscoe home after my mum had died so he has been a real source of comfort. When I have been struggling with grief at times he is the thing that gets me out of bed. He is a big part of our family."
A Police Scotland spokesperson told the outlet: "Around 6:40pm on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, police received a report of two dogs attacking a dog in the Auchenreoch Avenue area of Dumbarton. Officers attended and carried out enquiries, but no complaints were made. The incident was passed to the do warden."
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