Dog owner feared she’d watch her pet ripped to death in shocking attack near a Murray Bridge primary school

A pair of vicious dogs attacked a woman and her pet with the victim forced to take refuge in a nearby school before rushing her dog to the vet.

A pair of vicious dogs notorious for aggressive behaviour attacked a woman and her pet with the victim forced to take refuge in a nearby school before rushing her dog to the vet.

AA pair of vicious dogs attacked a woman and her pet with the victim forced to take refuge in a nearby school before rushing her dog to the vet.

The woman, who did not wish to be identified, said she was walking her pet dog in a central area of Murray Bridge on Monday, June 17 just after 5pm, close to one of the town’s major schools.

She said she was walking on the street opposite the playground of the Murray Bridge North School when the two dogs came bounding towards her and starting attacking her defenceless poodle cross.

A pair of vicious dogs notorious for aggressive behaviour attacked a woman and her pet with the victim forced to take refuge in a nearby school before rushing her dog to the vet.

She said her dog was treated for multiple wounds and played on antibiotics and painkillers, costing “hundreds of dollars”. Picture: Supplied.

“These two dogs just came straight at us, straight at my dog’s neck and ears and I was pulled to the ground … I thought the worst might happen and I’d lose my pet” she said.

“I was fighting for my dog and screaming my lungs out and screaming so loudly a teacher came out from the school (to assist).”

The attack happened just metres from where children gather for bus drop off and pick ups and near a playground. Picture: Supplied.

The attack happened just metres from where children gather for bus drop off and pick ups and near a playground. Picture: Supplied.

The attack victim said the teacher took the woman into the school grounds just after classroom hours to get her out of harm’s way before the pet was rushed to the vet.

“My dog had wounds around the throat, neck and ear area,” she said.

She said her dog was treated for multiple wounds and placed on antibiotics and painkillers, costing “hundreds of dollars”.

The frightened walker said during the frenzy, a man nearby rounded up the dogs and ushered the dogs away.

The attack happened just metres from where children gather for bus drop off and pick ups and near a playground.

A social media post about the attack drew the attention of other community members.

The Rural City of Murray Bridge has been contacted for comment.