“He had multiple bite wounds on him,” Liput said of Gizmo’s injuries. “He was so swollen he couldn’t walk for three days.”
Both large dogs also jumped on Liput’s 12-year-old daughter and seven-year-old grandson, who were outside with Gizmo, he said.
“The dogs knocked food out of their hands. They were hungry or something,” he said.
Police later found the “wolf like” dog and what they believe to be a German Shepard attacking another dog in an alley in the 200 block of North Leibee Street, according to a police report.
An officer yelled at the large dogs in an attempt to scare them away, according to the report. A second officer used a Taser to stop the “wolf like” dog when it ran away, according to a police report.
“… Once they Tased the dog, it temporarily immobilized it. The first officer that witnessed the attack, shot the dog,” said Middletown Police Lt. Leanne Hood.
The deceased dog and the dog, which was “not aggressive,” according to the police report were removed from the scene.
Butler County deputy dog warden Julie Flannagan cited the “wolf like” dog’s owner, Sam Feyha, of Beech Street, for no dog license.
Feyha was not at home when this newspaper knocked on his door in an attempt to get a comment.
Dogs running loose in some neighborhoods is a major concern, according to Hood.
He advises residents to not step between dogs who are fighting.
“You don’t want to put your own life in danger by stepping in between your dog and another dog that’s being attacked. If you carry an umbrella with you, you can open an umbrella and actually use that umbrella to stab at the vicious dog and keep that umbrella between you and the pet,” Hood said.
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