WHEN the pitbull grabbed his daughter on Saturday, Lawrence Gulele jumped on the dog to save her, but the beast wouldn’t let go.
However, the 38-year-old father got help from an unexpected source – another dog!
Lawrence, from KwaThema in Ekurhuleni, said even when he beat the dog with a golf stick, it wouldn’t leave his three-year-old daughter, Sbahle Madi.
He had to think quickly.
So he decided to throw his own dog, Dorcas, at the pitbull to fight it off.
While Dorcas attracted the angry dog’s attention, he was able to grab little Sbahle.
Lawrence and Sbahle were both rushed to hospital for treatment as they had been bitten by the pitbull.
The dog was taken away by the SPCA as it was a danger to the community.
Officials from the SPCA warned residents not to keep dangerous animals as they could kill children.
Lawrence said his daughter was going to the toilet when the dog grabbed her.
“I tried to fight it off but it was vicious.
“My daughter was screaming, but the dog wouldn’t leave her alone.
“I had no choice but to fight with it to release my daughter,” ,he said.
Lawrence said his daughter was left traumatised by the incident.
“She has nightmares about a dog attacking her and we wish we could send her for counselling. I thank my dog Dorcas for standing up to that vicious animal.”
No case was opened as no one knows who owns the dog.
Captain Thabo Sibuyi, a police spokesman, said the dog was from a yard in the area but said cops were still trying to locate the owner.
