By Owen Boss
Staff Writer
NORTHAMPTON - Police are investigating a reported dog attack Wednesday night during which a woman said she watched helplessly as her miniature Alaskan husky, which was on a leash, was viciously killed by an unsecured dog on North Maple Street in Florence.
Tracy Hannigan said that shortly after 7 p.m., her daughter, Sarah Hannigan, 25, was walking her 3-year-old, 12-pound dog, Dooby, down the sidewalk on North Maple Street, where she lives, when a larger dog came running out of a nearby yard and began attacking it.
After separating the two animals, Tracy Hannigan said the pair rushed Dooby to the Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Hospital on Greenfield Road in South Deerfield, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.
"The veterinarian in South Deerfield said the other dog ripped his little heart out and broke all of his ribs," Tracy Hannigan said. "My daughter is lucky she wasn't attacked herself."
Northampton police said the two women filled out an incident report detailing the attack Wednesday night, and an investigation into the incident may be pending.
Owen Boss can be reached at oboss@gazettenet.com.
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