The key facts

  • On November 6 at around 22:10, police were informed of a Rottweiler attacking its owner near School No. 25 in Kirov
  • The dog also bit the victim's husband, who was trying to put a muzzle on it
  • Police used a weapon; the woman was hospitalized in serious condition

Attack near a school and police use of a weapon

In Kirov, police neutralized a Rottweiler that attacked its owners — the Pro Gorod portal reported citing details of the incident. According to the outlet, the incident occurred on November 6 in the Chistye Prudy microdistrict: a local resident, while intoxicated, was walking her pet near School No. 25 in the evening. At around 22:10, police received a report that the dog had clamped down on its owner's arm.

How events unfolded and the victims' condition

By the time law enforcement arrived, the woman was lying on the ground holding the dog on a leash: the Rottweiler had nearly gnawed through her arms and had bitten her leg, and the animal could not be calmed. Police contacted the victim's husband, but when he tried to put a muzzle on the dog, it attacked him as well, biting his arm. In the end, Interior Ministry officers had to use a weaponto neutralize the animal. The woman was hospitalized in serious condition; the husband received aid at the scene.

Context of earlier cases

Gazeta.Ru also recalls a similar earlier incident: a domestic dog attacked its pregnant owner and tore her lip. No connection between these cases is described in the reports — they are separate incidents of domestic dogs attacking their owners.