XL bully kills chihuahua after 'shaking dog like rag doll' as owners heartbroken

10 October 2023 , 07:47

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Little Luca was killed in the devastating attack

The heartbroken owners of a little chihuahua killed by an XL Bully dog have spoken of the horror attack on their beloved pet.

Laura Williams had taken Luca for a stroll last week when the animal suddenly ran up to them and took the smaller dog in its jaws. As they desperately tried to free their pet, Luca was being “flung around like a toy”. The larger dog eventually dropped him so Laura rushed to the vet but by then it was too late. Now she has called on owners of dangerous breeds to keep their dogs muzzled to stop more heartache happening to anyone else in the future.

Dave and Laura Williams with their little pet

Laura told CornwallLive: “ Luca was my baby, I feel guilty because I feel I didn’t protect him enough, although I did everything I could to try and save him. He was on a lead, he’s always on a lead I never take him off a lead. There was a group of kids in the middle of the field and that dog, XL bully dog, just came running towards us.

“One of them was shouting ‘no, no, no, no, no’. I was going in circles trying to protect him, flying around; I was trying to catch him but I couldn’t because the dog was on me. He just wouldn’t let go and I just tried to open the dog's mouth and I just couldn’t. He was like a rag doll being shaken, it was horrific, I keep on having to relive that.”

Bruised Laura was bitten herself and is struggling to deal with the aftermath of what happened. Cornwall Police have confirmed the incident is being investigated and the XL Bully was destroyed.

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Laura’s husband Dave Williams added: “What Laura’s had to go through is horrendous. What we wanted to say is certain breeds of dogs just think about how it’s worth muzzling them every single walk. If that had happened it could have avoided the deaths of these two dogs. We just want something in place preventing minors from walking dogs of specific breeds unsupervised and a muzzle isn’t too much to ask to prevent the death of any dog."

A spokesman for Cornwall Police added: “Police were called to the area of Falmouth on Friday at around 3.30pm following a report that an XL bully dog had attacked and killed a chihuahua. It was also reported the dog had bitten a person who attempted to intervene, resulting in a minor injury to the persons hand. The XL bully was put to sleep at the vets following the incident, at the request of the owner. Enquiries remain ongoing in relation to this matter."

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