The incident was caught on Elizabeth Gifford's home surveillance camera near Valley Oaks Park.
It shows the moment a loose dog she describes as a white pit-bull mix rushes up to her yard as her five-pound Maltese had walked briefly from her garage to greet the neighbor in the yard next door.
Ring camera footage shows Elizabeth Gifford trying to fight a loose dog off of her pet dog, Giggit, in the street outside her homeGiggit, Elizabeth Gifford's dog
Gifford also sustained minor injuries during the incident and was bitten by the dog. Neighbor Parag Kate saw the dramatic incident unfold. "I was so scared looking at the scene itself, right?" Parag said. Neighbor Andrea Morgan heard Gifford's screams and rushed to her front porch.
At Valley Oak Park, Gifford and neighbors finally freed Giggit from the dog's grip and it ultimately ran off. Even after emergency vet care, Giggit died from severe injuries to her throat and body this weekend.
Now, the search by both neighbors and Sacramento Animal Care Services is on to find the loose dog and its owner, if it has one. Gifford hung nearly 50 posters in north Natomas, picturing the responsible dog that she describes as a white pit-bull mix with a black spot on its back and no collar. A neighbor's child says he spotted the dog loose again in the park on Sunday. "He just started running around all the tables over there, and everyone was just looking at the dog. I mean, of course, no leash, no owner, nothing, no collar. And even I was surprised, and I didn't know what to do that second," said Soham Kate. Soham's father, like many neighbors, is on high alert. "I told my son, if you see any dog running around like this without leash and owner, first of all, stay away from that dog," Parag said. "Then if you see any adult, reach out to them, tell them so that they can help to catch that dog and take it back to the owner or police or animal control." Through Gifford's grief, she hopes that this does not happen again to another animal, or even a child. "I don't want anyone else to get hurt. That would just break my heart, that I couldn't do anything about it, and say something and warn people, you know?" Gifford said. CBS Sacramento checked in with Sacramento Animal Care Services. They have not yet confirmed where their investigation stands, but Gifford said animal control officers called her and told her they are actively patrolling, looking for the loose dog. As of Monday night, she did not have a report that it had been captured.
Neighbors can report sightings to Sacramento's animal services at 916-808-7387 or to 311 and find more information online.
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