The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City star Bronwyn Newport has revealed horrific details of the shocking dog attack she suffered in April.
Fans of the reality show were left stunned when Bronwyn, 39, showed off the gruesome bite marks on her legs and right arm during this week’s episode.
Now she has told a chilling story of how the incident happened and how she responded to the ordeal.
She was walking one of her own six dogs at a Salt Lake City dog park when she tried to pet another animal there, but the animal turned and charged at her.
Bronwyn confessed that she “totally freaked out” and “did everything wrong,” screaming and pulling her arm in a way that she suspects “made it worse.”
She eventually had to go to the hospital, where she was told she had suffered 37 stab wounds and a hairline fracture from the bite on her bicep. People.
The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City star Bronwyn Newport has revealed horrific details of the shocking dog attack she suffered in April; pictured with one of her own pets
The fiasco started when she was at the dog park and “saw a dog running around.” He didn’t bark, nothing seemed strange, but he was alone. So I reached out to pet him and he made this weird kind of slipping motion. He pulled away from me.”
Bronwyn explained that the strange dog then approached her, jumped towards her and sank its teeth into one of her legs behind her knee.
She then did “everything wrong,” she admitted, saying, “I know you’re not supposed to yell, you’re not supposed to jerk your arm.” I’ve done all those things.’
The Brazilian-born reality star continued, “I totally freaked out. I had never been bitten by a dog before. “I’ve gone completely crazy, and I honestly think I’ve made it worse.”
Bronwyn revealed in detail: ‘He bit me behind the leg. He got me on the other side of my calf. When I tried to pull away, he got my other leg on the thigh.”
She recalled, “I think at that point I may have leaned forward or tried to push him away. He ended up getting my right arm, where my bicep is, really bad and clamped down on my arm. I couldn’t get it off.’
She was eventually rescued by a Good Samaritan in the park who saw the attack occur and helped Bronwyn remove the dog from her person.
‘I had 37 separate bites when I went to the emergency room. They had to make a very extensive overview. I had stitches in both my arm and my leg,” Bronwyn said.
Fans of the reality show were left stunned when Bronwyn, 39, showed off the gruesome bite marks on her legs and right arm during this week’s episode
Ultimately, People told her she had to go to the hospital, where she learned that she had suffered 37 stab wounds and a hairline fracture from the bite on her bicep.
She was walking one of her own six dogs at a Salt Lake City dog park when she tried to pet another animal there; pictured with one of her own pets
“When he clamped my bicep, he broke it. “I had a small hairline fracture in the bone, and the bruising was very intense and throbbing,” she said.
“You need to know if your dog is the kind of dog that can be in a dog park. You have to look at them. If it had been an older person or someone younger than me, the injuries could have been much more life-threatening. I’m grateful that wasn’t the case.’
She has now “healed” and is trying to prevent the bites from leaving scars, she said – adding that she declined to press charges over the incident.
Bronwyn said the dog’s behavior was affected by his health problems and said she and her husband Todd Bradley paid to treat and rehome him.
Bronwyn stated that “the most important thing for me is that the dog is okay and that I am okay,” while acknowledging that “honestly, even as a dog lover, I was terrified of dogs for a long time afterward.” That’s just what you are.’
However, she felt sorry for the dog that attacked her, saying, “I did feel for the dog. I have rescue dogs that have been through it.”
Bronwyn once heartwarmingly said that her “best memory” of her wedding was “our dogs walking Todd down the aisle,” via People.
Her own pet ownership habits came under scrutiny when Bravo cameras captured dog manure in several rooms of her Salt Lake City mansion.
Her own pet-owning habits came under scrutiny when Bravo cameras captured dog manure in several rooms of her Salt Lake City mansion; pictured last week
Bronwyn once heartwarmingly said that her “best memory” of her wedding was “our dogs” walking Todd down the aisle,” via People ; pictured Thursday with her husband Todd Bradley
She has said she was “mortified” when she saw the footage on TV, insisting: “I didn’t know until I saw the episode.” We weekly.
In the past two years, Bronwyn’s husband Todd Bradley has reportedly been sued twice over claims that their dogs attacked delivery drivers. American sun reports.
One lawsuit reportedly came from a male Amazon employee who demanded at least $300,000, but that case was dismissed after a “mutual settlement” was reached, court documents show.
In another alleged case — which is still ongoing — a female Instacart driver has filed a lawsuit for at least $60,000, claiming she was “attacked, bitten and scratched” by one of the dogs, and Todd has filed to have her case dismissed with prejudice.