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Jermaine Pennant receives 50 stitches after dog attack
Former Liverpool midfielder Jermaine Pennant was attacked by a German Shepherd while walking his dogs in a park in north London.
The 43-year-old said he stepped in when the dog went for his Akita, King, but was bitten on the leg and knocked to the ground.
King intervened and drove the German Shepherd away, Pennant said, crediting his dog with preventing a worse outcome.
Pennant was treated in hospital for several bite wounds and received about 50 stitches.
He may need surgery for one wound, though the sources do not say when or whether it will happen.
King had a small bite on his leg but was otherwise unhurt.
Pennant said he does not intend to report the attack to police.
Former Liverpool midfielder Jermaine Pennant received more than 50 stitches after a German Shepherd bit his leg.
Pennant said he was walking his dog King when the other dog attacked, and King intervened to drive it away.
He said he was taken to hospital and may need surgery for one wound.
Pennant credited King with helping to prevent the attack from becoming worse.
He said he had no intention of reporting the incident to police.
- Who
- Jermaine Pennant, former Liverpool midfielder, was attacked; his dog King intervened.
- What
- A German Shepherd bit Pennant’s leg, which required more than 50 stitches.
- When
- Last week, according to Il Fatto Quotidiano.
- Where
- A park in north London, according to Il Fatto Quotidiano.
- Why
- Pennant said he stepped in to protect King after the German Shepherd went for him.
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Pennant was attacked by a German Shepherd while walking his dogs in a park in north London, according to Il Fatto Quotidiano.
King intervened and drove the German Shepherd away, Pennant said.
Pennant was treated in hospital and received more than 50 stitches.
Pennant described the attack and praised King in an Instagram post.
- Stitches
- More than 50
- Attacking dog
- German Shepherd
- Pennant’s dog
- King, an American Akita
- Location
- A park in north London, according to Il Fatto Quotidiano
- Potential treatment
- Pennant said surgery may be needed for one wound
3 sources
L’ex Liverpool Pennant aggredito da un pastore tedesco: è stato salvato dal suo akita. “È il mio eroe, il cane non mollava la presa”
Pennant has more than 50 stitches after dog attack
Ex-Premier League player Jermaine Pennant is left needing 50 stitches after being mauled by dog while walking his own pet
What people are saying
It was really scary. The other dog had a go at King, so I stepped in to protect him.
The next thing I know, it was attacking me. I was on the floor and it was on my leg for at least five seconds.
King jumped in to protect me.
King sei una leggenda, ti voglio bene, il migliore amico dell’uomo.