http://wgme.com/news/local/vicious-dog-attack-in-boothbay-harbor
BOOTHBAY HARBOR (WGME) - A man is forced to take drastic action, after a vicious dog attack in Boothbay Harbor.
Police say a dog was running loose, when it ran after a golden retriever in a park.
To Brady and Cindy Pearce, 9-year-old Buddy is family.
On Sunday morning, they weren't sure if their golden retriever was going to make it.
Brady, a local lobsterman, was unloading traps in Barrett Park when he says a pit bull terrier that was running loose approached them.
"He just latched on him and I couldn't, I kicked him, punched him, everything and he wouldn't, he wouldn't let go," Brady Pearce said.
So he grabbed a lobster trap and starting hitting the dog to break Buddy free.
"Finally it broke him loose after about 30, 40 times, he broke loose and he staggered off over that way and I grabbed my dog and threw him in the truck," Brady Pearce said.
Bleeding badly, they rushed him to the emergency vet.
"It broke out three of his teeth and it broke his palate and he had to have surgery as soon as he got to the emergency vet to stop the bleeding and to remove the teeth," Cindy Pearce said.
The Pearces say this is a popular park that families often come to. They say if Buddy hadn't been attacked, someone else could have been.
Police say the other dog was later found dead nearby. Its owner told investigators the dog had gotten out, but police say she didn't report it. Officials say they will meet with the district attorney to decide if she'll be charged.
Buddy is in good spirits, but still has a long way to go.
And the Pearce's aren't letting him out of their sight.