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Puppy Zorro was mauled by a pit bull at Kin Park in Chemainus this week. His owner, Sheila Wray, was also bitten. For more photos download the Layar app and scan this page (instructions left) or go to www. cowichanvalleycitizen.com [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]
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North Cowichan resident Sheila Wray and her puppy, Zorro, had a lucky escape this week but she says she doesn’t want to see anyone else hurt like they were. Her dog, a three month-old shepherd/husky cross, was severely mauled by a pit bull in Chemainus late Tuesday afternoon, June 25 and Wray herself was also injured as she and others tried to free her puppy from the clenched jaws. She had purchased the puppy after her partner died earlier this year, hoping that the sweet little dog would provide much-needed companionship. So, having this happen now is just adding to a difficult 2013, Wray said. She has been taking Zorro out, socializing him. “He’s getting along really good with the other dogs, loving to play with them. This was the first time I’ve taken him to Chemainus beach [Kin Park]. There’s a little park there, I used to take my granddaughter there. “There were probably three other dog owners walking their dogs.
They were all having a good time. Then, all of a sudden, as I turned to talk to somebody, I looked back and there was another dog in the mix and it was a brindle pit bull. “It came in from I don’t know where, kind of rushing in the way pit bulls do. Because I’m familiar with the stories of pit bulls, my mind was immediately thinking: watch out for this, this is danger. And at the same time I was thinking: is that just a stereotype? But no sooner had I thought that than he had my dog down and was ripping and tearing at it and shaking it. I just flew at them and had my hands in the pit bull’s mouth trying to get it to let loose.” She said she was not really aware of anything else but realized “every other dog owner on that beach was there kicking and punching and pulling at the pit bull to get it off. It seemed to go on for ages but I imagine it was five or 10 minutes. I thought my dog was dead.” The pit bull’s owner never appeared and she still doesn’t See Wray also • page 8
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