Perth man attacked by dog at Bonnie Doon Park in Connolly
A pet owner has been forced into surgery in hospital after he was mauled by a dog at his local park.
Craig Middleton, 42, was left with serious bite wounds in the most unfortunate of places when he was attacked by a bullmastiff on Saturday afternoon.
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.He had been at Bonnie Doon Park in Connolly, in Perth’s north, with his two-year-old staffy, Indy, when the mastiff became aggressive.
“As I’ve picked my dog up to get it away from it, it went and bit me,” Middleton told 7NEWS.
“It’s bit me in a spot where no man would ever want it to happen.
“It’s one of the worst injuries ever.”
Middleton said he is still trying to make sense of an attack that left him in the operating theatre at Royal Perth Hospital.
“For the last 15 years I’ve had dogs and walked them down near the park and never had anything like this,” he said.
Middleton told 7NEWS the mastiff’s owner ran off without stopping to help.
“You’ve gotta think about what’s happened to the person it’s attacked,” he said.
The City of Joondalup says it takes all dog attack reports seriously and will investigate the incident “as a matter of priority”.
Witnesses should contact the council.
Originally published on 7NEWS
