A MOTORIST putting petrol in his car was attacked by an out of control dog.

Blackburn magistrates heard the cross breed Staffordshire bull terrier and American bulldog dog grabbed him by the wrist inflicting deep puncture wounds.

It refused to let go and was trying to drag him to the ground.

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And the court was told the same victim had been chased by the dog a few months earlier when he was out jogging with his own dog.

Ian Richard Hindle, 41, of Church Walk, Blackburn, pleaded guilty to being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control and possession of cannabis. He was ordered to do 100 hours’ unpaid work and pay £200 compensation.

The dog was made subject to an order under which it must be kept muzzled and on a lead when out in public.

Catherine Allan, prosecuting, said victim, Harry Shepherd, reported an incident in December when he was out running with his border collie when they were chased by a black and white bull terrier.

“On that occasion they ended up pinned in a bus shelter before the defendant took his dog away without apologising,” said Miss Allan.

On February 29 Mr Shepherd was filling up at the Park Garage on Whalley New Road. He looked over towards the shop and saw Hindle walking out with his two dogs and neither had a lead on.

“He was holding the fuel nozzle in his right hand when the black and white dog ran over and attached itself to his wrist,” said Miss Allan.”

Simon Farnsworth, defending, said:“He doesn’t recall his dogs chasing Mr Shepherd into a bus shelter in December.”

He said the black and white dog, called Zac, had never bitten a person or another dog. “Both dogs were chained to a post outside the shop when my client Zac had got his lead tangled,” said Mr Farnsworth. “To untangle it he had to unclip the dog and as he did so it ran off.”

Mr Farnsworth said at the time Mr Shepherd’s dog was in his car and it was barking at Zac.

“When the dog came round the back of the car Mr Shepherd was fuelling his car and the dog may have thought he was threatening it with something,” said Mr Farnsworth.

A dog behaviour expert described Zac as ‘passive’ even when deliberately provoked.