Two women were still recovering Saturday after a vicious dog attack the morning before that didn't end until neighbors shot the dogs.
About 6 a.m. Friday, three loose dogs attacked 52-year-old Janelle Dalson, who was jogging through her neighborhood. The woman's screams woke one neighbor, who came outside to find her fending off the three dogs, which collectively weighed nearly 300 pounds.
"They actually had her body up off the ground, and they were trying to rend her apart."
Fortunately, her neighbor came out of his house armed with his Walther PPK Handgun. He shot the lead dog in the head, but the other two dogs continued their assault, and his gun jammed.
Just then, two other women came running up the street and the two dogs went after them. One of the women was pregnant, who was attacked.
Another neighbor came outside armed with a handgun, and shot the two dogs before they could seriously hurt the pregnant woman.
The lead dog, a bull mastiff has since been destroyed and the two others - which are pit bull - mastiff mixes - will likely soon follow. Police were investigating the attack Saturday and requested the Solano County district attorney's office file charges against the dog owners for allowing vicious animals to run free.
Dalson remained hospitalized Saturday, reportedly facing some paralysis because of the attack, which could end her career as a dental hygienist. |