"Within moments, the mastiff had his jaws locked deep into my tiny, less-than-one-stone terrier, who was shrieking with terror. Then came the most heartrending cry of pain. At this point, my memory goes rather hazy. Mr Parker Bowles added pure instinct took over during the encounter earlier this month and he launched himself on the brute, which he believed to be a Cane Corso mastiff."
"I knew Maud would be finished if the attacker could lift its head to shake her like a rag, or crush her like a furry Twiglet. I launched myself on to the dog, desperately trying to undo his jaws, which were locked, vice-like, on her soft white belly. Crowds gathered and one man reportedly whacked the attacking dog with his walking stick. The mastiff loosened its grip after around 30 seconds, a period which felt like hours to Mr Parker Bowles."
"But Maud suffered severe injuries. It wasn't until Mr Parker Bowles reached Chiswick High Road that he began crying at the horror. I must have looked like a loony, he wrote. The only thing for it was the pub. Two double Laphroaig's later and the tears still flowed like the River Dee. His pet Maud needed two operations and may bear psychological scars for a long time."
Tom Parker Bowles intervened when a 10-stone mastiff, believed to be a Cane Corso, attacked his tiny, less-than-one-stone terrier Maud after the mastiff pulled away from its walker. The mastiff clamped its jaws onto Maud's soft white belly and held on for about 30 seconds while crowds gathered and one man struck the attacker with a walking stick. Parker Bowles launched himself at the mastiff and tried to pry its jaws open. Maud suffered severe injuries, required two operations, and may bear psychological scars. Parker Bowles does not want the attacking dog put down or charges pressed, but calls for large dogs to be muzzled in public.
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