A Jack Russell was left with four puncture holes in her back following a savage attack by another dog on a Gwynedd holiday park.
Six-year-old terrier Millie suffered horrific injuries while on holiday with her owners at the Bryn Gloch campsite in Betws Garmon, Caernarfon on Saturday.
Helen Redmill, 51, and her husband, Mike from Rhyl were leaving the campsite to take their two pets for a walk with their daughter and grandchildren when a German Pinscher ran from a nearby caravan and attacked their dog.
Mrs Redmill who had her dog on a lead, said the dog pounced on Millie’s back and “shook her like a ragdoll” before dropping her and picking her up again.
Millie was immediately taken to the vet, where she was given a round of antibiotics and painkillers for her wounds.
She said: “It could have been a child that was attacked. There was loads of children playing in the area.
“I was just in complete shock.
“I felt sick to the bottom of my stomach, I was so shocked I can barely remember much of what happened.
“I just remember screaming ‘get it off’. I was sobbing. And before I knew it, a lot of people were crowding round to see what had happened.
“It’s hard to say at the moment whether she will be OK.”
The caravan park said they had been told by the owners of the dog that it had been tethered, but the lead had broken.
Mrs Redmill added: “As we were about to walk past the caravan, I could hear a large bark, and the next minute, it came running out of the caravan.
“While we were there, I saw about four dogs running round the campsite without leads all together.
“We were around our tent all day and not one warden came round to check.
“If they’ve got these rules, why are they not coming round to check people are sticking to them?
“Dog owners should not even think twice about putting their dog on a lead.
“I’m petrified of taking her out again now.”
She added: “I know this can happen on a beach, or when you’re just going for a walk but this happened on a camp site, where it states dogs must be on leads all the time.
“Only time will tell if Millie is going to make full recovery.”
So far, Mrs Redmill has had to pay out more than £500 pound for treatment, and the bill is expected to increase over the next few days.
Eurig Jones, owner of Bryn Gloch site, said: “Our rules clearly state that dogs must be kept on a lead at all times.
“We were told by the owner of the dog that it was tethered, but the lead broke.”
He added that any dog owner seen with an untethered dog is asked to put them on a lead immediately.
North Wales Police confirmed they had received a complaint about the incident on Monday.
