1 Dog Dead, 1 Hurt, 2 Owners Bitten After Pit Bull, Akita Attack

PALATINE, IL — One pet dog is dead, one is wounded and both owners are wounded after being attacked by a pit bull and an Akita on Monday night in Palatine, police said.

A woman was walking her pit bull and Akita dogs on two leashes in a residential area in the 200 block of West Washington Street, when they passed by another woman walking a smaller dog. Police said the owner lost control of the pit bull and Akita, which then attacked and killed the smaller dog. The woman walking the small dog tried to shield her pet and was also bitten and injured.

The owner did not regain control of her dogs until after they charged and attacked another small dog walking in the area, police said. The second small dog and its owner, a man, suffered bite wounds.

The woman and man who were bitten were taken to Northwest Community Hospital with injuries that weren't life-threatening. The first small dog died at Golf Rose Animal Hospital, and the second small dog was taken to the same animal hospital with bite wounds but did survive, police said.

Police said the pit bull and Akita had received their rabies vaccines. The Palatine animal warden is investigating.