A puppy has been left with her eyeball protruding from its socket after she was mauled by another larger dog.
Pucca, a Lhasa Apso, is "terrified of her own shadow" after a mastiff or Akita-type animal allegedly leapt at her and "bit down" on her skull in Glasgow on Tuesday afternoon.
Her owner, Allan Hamilton, claims the leashed dog and its keeper fled the area following the incident, taking no responsibility for what happened.
Seven-year-old Pucca was left blind in one eye following the attack, and has since undergone surgery at the Small Animal Hospital in an attempt to regain her sight.
Allan, 31, was away for the day at the time of the incident and left his beloved pet in the care of a family member.
He told Glasgow Live: "I dropped everything and headed straight to the vets. The family member looking after Pucca acted quickly by throwing himself onto her, shielding her with his own body."
Recalling what happened, he said: "Pucca was out a walk when she was approached by the dog, both were on a leash, they seemed normal - tails wagging and having a sniff but next minute he turned on her.
"Before he knew it the owner and his dog had ran away, he didn't even ask if she was okay."
Allan contacted police who pointed him towards the Dog Wardens, but he is nervous that the same dog will pounce again.
The owner now wants to raise awareness of the attack and encourage others to be careful.
Writing on Facebook, he said: "I’m appealing for any witnesses, anyone who has any information or someone who may know who this is.
"My dog was attacked unprovoked on Tuesday the 9th of May between 2pm-3pm roughly around Fife Avenue and Paisley Road West.
"Both dogs were leashed and the other dog has attacked my little dog, biting down on her skull and causing her eye to protrude from her socket.
"Thanks to a family member who was walking her - he managed to knock the dog away and shield my dog with his own body.
"The man who was walking his dog appeared to be in his mid 40s to early 50s. He done a runner with his dog after the incident."
Pucca, described as a "loving dog who wouldn't hurt a fly", is now shaken and scared to head outside.
She is due to have a check-up in a few weeks, which will determine whether or not she will regain her sight.
Allan continued: "She's terrified or her own shadow now.
"I’m asking not only for justice for my girl but the fact that next time the dog may not be so lucky to survive but also it could be a small child or toddler next.
"The described dog could possibly be a Tibetan Mastiff X Akita mix or a dog that may roughly look similar to these breeds of dogs."
A spokesperson for Police Scotland said there was no report in their system regarding the incident.
