To the Editor:
I thought the only bad thing that could happen to me on the beach would be not to find shells for my collection:
A big surprise this morning.
I delight every morning at the prospect of letting my 2 rescue dogs run free and have fun on the beach with me soaking up the beauty of it all.
There seems to be an unwritten code with dogs on the beach. Leash your dog if it is not friendly and beware…Let your dogs run free if they are the social and friendly type.
This morning was a shock.
My dog Roxy Girl was attacked by a PIT BULL…the lady who was the owner did not have her girl pit bull on a leash and it went right for my dogs… my dog Roxy was caught in the pit bull’s mouth and it was attacking the neck… the dog owner lady could not get her dog free of my poor dog… I screamed with horror to have her get her dog off… she was trying but could not for a long time. I feared the worst after she struggled to free my dog.
There was no blood that I could see… I carried her off the beach to examine her more closely. .. it appeared that she was scared and no blood.
The dog owner,. a lady with blondish hair, got her dog and left the beach… heading up towards Pitman … I was so shaken by this event that I can no longer be free of worry for fear a stupid dog owner that has a fierce dog will attack in the future.
Please find a way to tell the story and locate that woman and her attack pit bull dog.
The dog was tan and white… a long tail and I think it was a girl dog.
Please warn all unsuspecting dog owners.
BEVERLEE FISHER
Ocean Grove, NJ. Jan. 25, 2012