A dog has reportedly died from injuries caused by an off-leash dog at Centennial Park over the Family Day long weekend.  

According to sources, a springer spaniel violently attacked a small white Bichon mix dog on Saturday (Feb. 15). The owner was stunned after witnessing the brutal attack on their 16-year-old family dog and took some time to calm down after a man stopped to help. 

Sources say the owner of the attacking dog covered the cost of the injured dog's treatment at a Saanichton veterinary clinic.

CRD Animal Control received the incident report on Sunday (Feb. 16) at 6 p.m. A CRD spokesman said animal control is investigating the incident but would not provide any other details.

At least three discussion threads about the park incident were started on a Central Saanich Facebook page, with some members even claiming that it was not the dog's first attack. 

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The Central Saanich website states dogs must be kept under control while visiting Centennial Park. 

Some say the problem is with the dog owners. 

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