Warning over dangerous dog

4:42pm Friday 8th August 2008

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A woman has warned an Oxford community to keep an eye out for dangerous dogs after her pet was set upon.

Sharon Walton's dog Toby was being walked by her friend June Tyrell at the Oxsrad Sports Centre field, off Marsh Lane, Marston, at about 1pm on July 14 when he was attacked by a Staffordshire bull terrier.

Toby, a Yorkshire terrier, had to be rushed to a vet and needed 15 stitches in his neck and throat.

Ms Walton, 49, of Plowman Tower, Northway, said she now fears the bull terrier might attack again and warned people living in the area to be on the lookout.

She said: "This was a completely unprovoked attack. This dog just set on Toby and went straight for his throat.

"The vet told me he's lucky to still be alive. A few more inches either way and he would be dead.

"This sort of dog should not be allowed out in public off a lead, or without a muzzle, if this is the sort of thing he is going to do."

Anyone with information about the Staffordshire bull terrier or its owner should call Pc Jon Shaw on 08458 505505.