A yellow Labrador puppy is recovering from injuries to its face following an attack by another dog that was part of a larger pack in a Saanich park.

Don Jordan and his partner Erna Arndt were walking with JordanB次元官网网址檚 yellow Labrador puppy Boomer in Park on June 12, at about 1:30 p.m. when they passed a woman walking five adult dogs: a long-haired golden retriever, a short-haired yellow Labrador, a medium-sized boxer, and what was described by Arndt as a chocolate Labrador retriever, and a mixed-breed dog.

Arndt described the woman as being in her mid-50s, about five-foot-seven and weighing about 150 pounds with above-the-shoulder-length hair, light brown in colour with grey streaks. All dogs were off-leash at the time of the incident, including Boomer.

B次元官网网址淏ut he [Boomer] was with us,B次元官网网址� said Arndt. As they and the dogs passed each other, Arndt asked the woman whether the five dogs were hers. According to Arndt, the woman said that the dogs belonged to friends of hers.

The couple had left the woman and dogs little more than five metres behind them, when the mixed-breed dog attacked Boomer from behind.

Arndt described the incident as short, lasting no more than five seconds, but vicious.

B次元官网网址淗e grabbed Boomer by the face and neck, pinned him on the ground, and preceded to ravage him,B次元官网网址� she said. B次元官网网址淗e was on him like a bullet,B次元官网网址� added Jordan.

Boomer, according to Jordan, let out a B次元官网网址渂lood-curdling screamB次元官网网址� that continues to haunt him. B次元官网网址淚 have never heard him like that,B次元官网网址� said Jordan.

Once separated, Boomer ran away, seeking safety, said Jordan, adding that Boomer had never had any prior problems with other dogs, having undergone obedience training.

Following the discovery of blood on BoomerB次元官网网址檚 face, he underwent emergency treatment and received stitches and staples to close the wound. Boomer also received antibiotics.

The total bill for the procedure was $203. As a senior on a fixed income, Jordan said he would like the woman to contact him to help pay for the veterinarian costs.

Then there is the emotional cost. B次元官网网址淚 still hear Boomer screaming for help when I try to fall asleep at night,B次元官网网址� said Jordan in his initial email to the .

Jordan also reported the incident to the local dog pound, the Capital Regional District and the Saanich Police Department.

According to Arndt, the woman did not seem to show any concern about the well-being of Boomer. She also failed to leave her name and contact information.

B次元官网网址淪he just said, B次元官网网址楧onB次元官网网址檛 worry, he is all right,B次元官网网址� said Arndt, who quotes the woman as saying that Boomer had just been B次元官网网址渢aught a very good lesson in boundaries.B次元官网网址�

Arndt said the woman told her that the attacking dog was the enforcer of the group.

B次元官网网址淭hat tells me that that dog has done this before to other dogs,B次元官网网址� she said.

Arndt said she is concerned that these dogs may develop a pack mentality. She is also worried that frail individuals encountering those dogs might suffer fates far worse than she and Jordan did.