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A Calgary man was forced to fight off two pit bulls Friday as they attacked the two dogs he was walking.

Mike Dawson says he was walking his client’s dogs, Max and Georgia, and “minding our own business” in the southwest community of Millrise when he noticed two unattended dogs sitting on the lawn in front of a house down the block.

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As he continued walking, Dawson says the two dogs — which both the man and police identified as pit bulls — came charging at him.

“I tried to get by without letting the dogs I was walking see them. … But the dogs spotted us nonetheless and tore after us. As soon as they got across the street, (they) just started attacking the dogs I was walking,” Dawson said.

Concern for his own safety went out the window when Dawson realized the pit bulls were more interested in his dogs than him. Dawson says he tackled the pit bulls and put both animals in a headlock.

“Neighbours were rushing out of houses because they heard all the screaming from the dogs. … I just yelled at a neighbour to phone 911, and then another guy came and helped me hold one of the pit bulls and waited until the police showed up,” he said.