Dog owner flees park after pit bull attack [Video]

PORTLAND, Ore. — Grace Kuehne and Thomas Jaszcult are a young couple living in Southeast Portland. They just got married a few days ago and love walking their puppy, Zuko, through Essex Park.

But this Wednesday was different when their leisurely walk turned into them fighting a pit bull who had its teeth clenched onto their puppy’s stomach.

“There was like no time to react at all,” said Kuehne. “The pit bull just took our dog Zuko and immediately ran onto the grass and started thrashing him around like he was a rag doll.”

Kuehne said Jaszcult began kicking and punching the aggressive dog, trying to get it to let go of Zuko.

“When the owners came, they were also kicking and punching their dog to get the dog off,” she continued. “Once the dog was officially off of our dog, that is …