Police are appealing after a dog was left with punctured wounds after it was bit by a German shepherd in Newmarket (Image: Google Maps)
Police are investigating after a German shepherd bit a whippet that was being walked by its owner.
The incident happened on Saturday, January 14, at about 4pm on the playing fields at Adastral Close in the town.
A Suffolk police spokesman said: "A whippet dog was being walked by its owner when it was attacked by another dog off the lead.
"The offending dog was described as a German shepherd and the whippet sustained a puncture wound to its right shoulder."
Anyone who witnessed the incident or knows who the owner of the German shepherd should contact Newmarket police, quoting the crime reference number 37/3060/22.
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