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A Bonhill man has been jailed after his Akita attacked a man and mauled two dogs.

Sozzled Paul Black was found staggering in the street after his large Japanese Akita lunged at dogs twice.

One of the owners was also attacked as he tried desperately to free his pet, which the Akita had pinned to the ground.

Black, 52, of Beechwood Drive, told one shocked onlooker: “I don’t give a f***”, Dumbarton Sheriff Court heard last week.

Sentencing Black, Sheriff Simon Pender described the instances as “terrible” and said he had been in no fit state to look after the dog.

He jailed Black for three-and-a-half months, fined £360 and banned from having a dog for seven years.

Fiscal depute Colin Wilson said the first attack took place on July 20 at 10pm in Beechwood Drive.

A man was walking his small Bichon Frise near the rugby club when he saw Black, who had his Akita on a lead.

Mr Wilson said: “The accused appeared to be intoxicated as the man walked past with his dog.

“The Akita lunged forward and attacked the man’s small dog, pinning it to the ground with its mouth and two front paws.

“The witness tried to help his dog and was scratched by the Akita to the head, resulting in heavy bleeding.”

Mr Wilson added: “The accused did nothing to stop his dog. He just pulled on the dog’s lead, which proved ineffective.

“The accused did not offer any further assistance and quickly made off after the incident.”

The Bichon Frise spent the night in Glasgow University Veterinary Hospital, where he needed £600 of treatment.

The second attack took place near Braehead on the morning of Wednesday, July 25.

A woman was walking her small German Pointer and Terrier crossbreed dog when a member of the public told her there was an aggressive Akita dog with a drunken man along the road.

Mr Wilson said: “She carried on walking and observed the accused stumbling around and a large dog ran towards her dog.

“It was on a lead that was being held but not controlled by the accused.

“The Akita lunged towards her dog and took hold of its neck.”

Black walked on, apparently completely unaware of what was happening.

Hearing the commotion, the woman’s son asked Black if he was aware what he had done, to which he replied: “I don’t give a f***”.

The dog suffered injuries to the chest and neck with several punctures, one of which was painfully cut deep into the muscle.

Police were called and drunken Black was found by officers nearby.

When cautioned and charged, he replied: “It’s always biting other dogs”.

The Akita has been in a kennel since the arrest and last week a Crown motion for it to be put down was granted.

Black pled guilty to being owner of a dangerous dog which attacked a Bichon Frise, pinning it to the ground, repeatedly biting it and scratching the dog owner on the head.

He also admitted the second charge of owning a dangerous dog which attacked a German Pointer and Terrier cross dog by pouncing on it, pinning it to the ground and repeatedly biting it.

Defence agent Lauren Kerr said: “He accepts full responsibility for this.

“He had tried to obtain a muzzle but had not been able to put this on the dog.

“He has a long history of drug addiction, which is something he has struggled with for a long time.”

Sheriff Pender told Black: “These were terrible instances and only good fortune that they were not more serious than they were.

“You were well aware of your dog’s aggressive nature and you were in no fit state to take charge of your dog in public.

“You proceeded to take it out again unmuzzled in a state of extreme intoxication.

“Your reaction to the complainer’s son was completely unacceptable.”