RICHARD
03-17-2004, 12:08 PM
Rottweiler owner's brush with death
A German man who tried to give his pet Rottweiler cleaner breath by brushing its teeth is recovering in hospital.
Police said that the 60-year-old from Karlsruhe ended up being badly bitten and was lucky to survive.
The man said: "I can't understand it, I even used a special canine toothbrush I bought at the pet shop and I thought he wouldn't mind."
The German man said he was only able to save himself by playing dead and making his body go limp, at which point the dog let go and went back into its kennel.
The man lost large amounts of blood and was taken to hospital in an ambulance where doctors say he's "lucky to still be alive".
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"I can't understand it, I grabbed his head between my knees and forced his mouth open. He was growling and struggling for about two minutes and then he went off on me.......even with the special canine toothbrush i bought at the pet shop....."
A German man who tried to give his pet Rottweiler cleaner breath by brushing its teeth is recovering in hospital.
Police said that the 60-year-old from Karlsruhe ended up being badly bitten and was lucky to survive.
The man said: "I can't understand it, I even used a special canine toothbrush I bought at the pet shop and I thought he wouldn't mind."
The German man said he was only able to save himself by playing dead and making his body go limp, at which point the dog let go and went back into its kennel.
The man lost large amounts of blood and was taken to hospital in an ambulance where doctors say he's "lucky to still be alive".
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"I can't understand it, I grabbed his head between my knees and forced his mouth open. He was growling and struggling for about two minutes and then he went off on me.......even with the special canine toothbrush i bought at the pet shop....."