Early on Saturday morning, the Longmores were walking in Gloucester Street when a staghound picked up the Jack Russell in its jaws.

Mr Longmore, who had a hold on the leash and harness, tried to seperate the dogs to no avail.

When the staghound did release the small dog, it set upon Mr Longmore.

“It drove me down on the road like a rag doll,” he said.

Mr Longmore held his right arm up to defend himself, which the staghound latched onto, resulting in several puncture marks a mere three centimetres from Mr Longmore’s main artery in his arm.

“If the dog had started shaking me that’s when he would have done serious damage,” he said.

While Mr Longmore was on the road, he was able to remove a small penknife from his pocket and was able to stab the dog a number of times between its ribs.

The staghound released its grip and ran across the road where it collapsed into the gutter and died.

“Without it (the penknife) you probably wouldn’t be interviewing me now,” Mr Longmore told the Southern Cross.

The Longmore’s Jack Russell was taken to the vet in Wagga after the attack, however not long after it arrived it died.

“It (the street) looked like a kangaroo had been hit on the road – there was so much blood,” Mr Longmore said.

“It was a frightful experience,” Mrs Longmore said,

“I’ve had better weekends.”

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