A CRABBS Cross resident calling for aggressive dogs to be kept on leads after her pooch was allegedly attacked by a "vicious" black spaniel. 

The woman, who asked to remain anonymous, is also warning other owners to be vigilant following the alleged attack, which happened on a pathway between Banners and Stonepits Lane, at about 11.30am on Friday, February 17, leaving her dog in need of urgent veterinary treatment. 

The woman also suffered bruises and scratches from prising the spaniel, that was not on a lead, away from her own dog.
"We were viciously set upon by an aggressive black spaniel, it was not on a lead. 

The spaniel repeatedly launched at my poor dog, growling, biting and scratching," she said.

"I tried my hardest to fend off the dog and protect my poor boy."

"In many circumstances when I see an aggressive dog I change direction – but with this pathway there was nowhere to go.
"I got caught in the crossfire trying to protect my boy," she added

Her three-year-old hound is believed to have been bitten once but due to his skinny frame, which is similar to that of a greyhound, he required about seven stitches. 

The treatment would have cost almost £600 if she had not had fully comprehensive insurance. 

The spaniel owner had almost left the scene before the woman noticed her dog had been bitten but when she called after him he did not return. 

"The spaniel’s owner did little to help," she said. 

"Insisting that his dog was 'just playing'. Eventually the spaniel was retrieved by the owner and they walked away heading up toward Banners Lane. 

"It was only then I realised my poor boy was bitten and bleeding. I called and pleaded to the owner of the spaniel to stop and informed him my dog was bleeding but he literally ignored me and took off at a fast pace."

She added: "I want to warn other people about the attack but also pick on this man’s conscious. That dog will attack someone and in the end it will be destroyed. 

"If it had been on a lead this would not have happened. If God forbid my dog did that – I would stop and make it right."

She has now vowed to not allow herself to be afraid as she believes this will make her usually friendly dog, who is now recovering, nervous and possibly become aggressive too as a result. 

To report a dangerous dog contact West Mercia Police on 101.