Paul Jennings grappled with a rogue German Shepherd after it attacked his wife (Picture: IQ / Kingston Upon Thames)
A professional dog walker tackled an out-of-control German Shepherd to the ground after it escaped from its owner and savaged his wife and dog.
Paul Jennings was out for a walk in Kingston-Upon-Thames town centre with his wife Sasithon and their Beagle Cody when they were set upon by the rogue canine.
The large German Shepherd lunged at Cody after breaking free from its owner, and bit Sasithon in the leg when she stepped in front of her dog to defend him.
CCTV footage shows Paul grappling with the beast and wrestling it to the ground to get it under control before the owner puts the lead back on their dog and walks off.
Paul’ Jennings’s wife Sasithon was mauled by the dog after it lunged at their pet Beagle, Cody (Picture: IQ/Kingston-upon-Thames)
Sasithon was later taken to A&E by ambulance for a wound to her calf, and says she dreads to think what the consequences would have been if the animal had attacked a baby or a child.
The couple have said they don’t wish to press charges against the animal or its owner, but have expressed frustration at the police’s inability to track down the perpetrators nearly three weeks later.
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Speaking to the Mirror, Paul said: ‘We don’t think she should face criminal charges but people who have powerful dogs need to have some training or they should have some kind of licence.
‘To drive a car you need to have training or else you can easily kill people on the road, but with dogs, it seems to be a free for all when you’ve got a deadly animal with you.’
Sasithon, a teaching assistant, said her first priority was to protect her dog, and didn’t realise the extent of her injuries until an ambulance looked at her wound.
‘I just didn’t want Cody to get bitten – I didn’t really think about it, it was instinct that put me forward’, she told the publication.
‘I think if my leg was a baby or a child then it would have been much worse. I don’t want this to happen to a child or anyone else.’
The couple have said they are not pressing charges againt the dog’s owner but wish the owner had more training (Picture: Paul Jennings)
Paul put an appeal on Facebook and has been notified of three sightings of the woman and her dog, with some reporting the dog had a muzzle on.
He said he was scared for Cody and only realised he was wrestling the attacking dog when he watched the CCTV footage.
The dog owner hasn’t come forward, neither has someone who knows her.
A police spokesperson told the Mirror: ‘Police are investigating an incident in which a woman was bitten by a dog in Kingston on the evening of 8 April.
‘Enquiries continue. There has been no arrest.’
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Professional dog walker Paul Jennings was forced to grapple the out-of-control dog after it mauled his wife.
