A PET owner has warned residents to remain vigilant after she was attacked by an ‘out of control’ dog.

A concerned Barrow woman has spoken out to urge fellow dog owners to remain alert after she was bitten by a Staffordshire Terrier Bull Dog in How Tun woods in Barrow.

The victim was forced to go to the accident and emergency room for three hours where she received urgent treatment for a flesh wound.

She said she was left ‘very shook up’ and ‘nervous’ by the incident.

She said: “I was with my dog Purdy in How Tun Woods doing our normal route when we saw a lad of around 17 years old frantically screaming to pick my dog up.

“He was about 200 yards away and as soon as he saw me, he looked really panicked.

“Luckily, Purdy was near enough to me that I could pick her up but I got caught in the cross-fire.”

She said the dog would have ‘killed’ her beloved pet if she had not intervened.

“This dog would’ve killed any other dog in its path,” she said.

“This person knew the dog had the potential to hurt other dogs so his dog should’ve been muzzled.

“I dread to think what the outcome could’ve been if I hadn’t grabbed his collar.”

The resident said the owner did apologise, however, she thinks fellow dog owners should remain vigilant.

“I’ve decided not to press charges, however, I worry about the same thing happening to other owners or dogs,” she said.

“The park is a really popular walking place and I would hate for it to happen to anyone else.”

The owner is currently on antibiotic treatment and suffering from muscular damage due to the attack.

“I’ve had scuffles with other dogs before but never this intense,” she said.

“The owner should be spoken to and told the correct precautions about keeping bad-natured dogs on leads.”

The woman said the attack had made her ‘much more alert’ of other dogs and the damage they could do.

“I’m more wary of other dogs in the park now,” she said. “I just don’t want this happening to other dogs or owners ever again.”