Ex-Premier League star needs 50 stitches after German Shepherd attack.
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By Adegboyega Adeleye Former Premier League footballer Jermaine Pennant has revealed that he needed more than 50 stitches after a German Shepherd mauled his leg in north London, with his own dog intervening to help fight off the attacker.
According to the BBC, the 43-year-old former Liverpool and Stoke City winger was walking his two dogs last week when the German Shepherd latched on to his right leg and refused to let go as he tried to protect his dog, King.
Pennant said King eventually intervened and fought off the attacking dog, preventing what he described as a potentially horrific situation. “I tried to protect King but the dog got my leg, I was on the floor with the dog still attached with no sign of letting go, until King intervened as he didn’t know what was going on,” Pennant said. He told The Sun that he suffered four bite wounds and required more than 50 stitches after receiving hospital treatment. Although King sustained a small bite, Pennant said his dog was otherwise unharmed.
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