Dog Attacked on Waverly & 6th
(Technically West Village, but posting here for more visibility.)
Today I took my 4 year old Shar-Pei mix to meet up with some friends near the Pride parade. Since many of the streets were blocked off, we walked down a quieter stretch near Waverly Pl. and 6th Ave., by the subway entrance across from Tashkent Supermarket.
As we walked past a white man (mid-30s, presumably homeless) sitting on the sidewalk with a large brown dog (around 70 lbs), the UNLEASHED dog suddenly lunged and attacked mine out of nowhere.
I immediately pulled my dog away and found a deep puncture wound on his chest. Panicked, I ran to a nearby officer to report that my dog was just attacked but I was told there wasn’t much they could do besides tell the owner to leash the dog.
Thankfully, my pup is okay after getting a stitch, and it could have been so much worse. Just wanted to give other dog owners a heads-up to be extra careful if you’re in the area. ❤️