See later post: Lana Novikova lost her puppy Cleo in a melee that began when the other dog lunged at her second dog, a five-year-old Cockapoo named Cooper. In the ensuing confusion, the attacking dog got hold of Cleo and shook her to death. Both Novikova and her daughter, 12, were gashed by the animal as they tried to defend their dogs. Novikova’s boyfriend, Dennis Pal, took a photo of the dog’s owner which has been published elsewhere with the face blurred. Mr. Pal warned those using the park to be aware of a white American Bulldog. Early accounts of this incident on Facebook said the animal resembled a pitbull. Rozeena Khote has said the white and brown dog attacked her one-year-old Samoyed, Samus, in the Sunnybrook Park off-leash area on May 1. “The dog was hiding underneath a bench and lunged and attached himself onto my dog’s back left leg,” Khote old the Post. “It continued to bite him, and wouldn’t let go. My dog cried out, and I was just watching in horror as my dog was being attacked by this dog. The owners did nothing. Luckily my husband, who was closer to the attack, was able to get their dog off my dog. He had blood all over his fur.”
