A woman living in Dublin has warned dog owners to keep their pets on a lead after she was attacked on Sunday.
Evelina Kamiskiene was walking on Donabate beach at around 3pm when she came across a couple of people walking dogs.
Seconds later, she was viciously mauled by one of the hounds who bit her in the leg from behind, Dublin Live reports.
She said: "I'm not sure what type of dogs they were but they were big and brown in colour."
"It was a couple that was walking them, a man and a woman, they had two big dogs and five smaller dogs. The dog that bit me was not on a lead.
"I'm not sure if they were the owners of the dogs or just walking them.
"One of the dogs came up to me and barked at me but I smiled and kept walking.
"Then, the other big dog bit me from behind as I had passed."
Evelina said that she was in "complete shock" and had "never experienced pain like it before".
"I told the woman that the dog had bit me.
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"She just smiled and said 'you okay?' and I said 'no, not really' but they kept walking.
"I walked away to the car, it was sore but I had no idea that it was that bad."
She added: "I checked my sore at home because I know if a dog is aggressive and he feels blood, he can attack again.
"Then, I made an appointment with my GP and he gave me an injection.
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"I just want to warn walkers and dog owners and the public in general.
"Next time, it could be a child that's bitten.
"People if your dogs are unstable please keep them close to you."
