Texas man used Taekwando to fight off bloodthirsty pitbull that targeted his dog – but attack dog’s female owner won’t be punished for having it off-leash

A man said he had to use his Taekwando training to save his dog’s life after a pit bull attacked him while out for a walk.

Fred Schiller of Houston, Texas told the local ABC affiliate KTRK that he was walking his small dog Verve when the pit bull came running from across the street.

“Next thing I know, the pit bull is coming,” Schiller said.

He said the pit bull headed straight for Verve and started biting the dog’s neck.

“I started kicking the pit bull,” Schiller said.

Schiller said he was walking his small dog Verve when the pit bull (pictured) came running from across the street

He was bitten on one of his hands, but was able to pin the dog down with the help of a bystander

Even still, the pit bull wouldn’t drop Schiller’s dog. Then he said he had to resort to his Taekwando training.

“I took the pit bull to the ground and started hitting him in the head,” he said. ‘I just kept hitting and hitting. He wouldn’t drop it. My dog ​​screamed. His eyes bulged. I thought he was going to die.’

Ellen Blasio, a bystander, said she intervened without hesitation. She was bitten several times on her hands.

“Without thinking, I ran over and grabbed the dog,” she said.

Schiller was also bitten on one of his hands, but was able to pin the dog down with help from Blasio.

“I was holding the pit bull with his head in the mud because I was like, ‘Okay, if I let this thing go, I’m going to be next,'” Blasio said.

While they were holding the pit bull, the owner drove up, got out of the car and picked up her dog.

She has not been charged with a crime.

It took several days for BARC, the city’s animal shelter and adoption center, to identify the owner and her dog, but on Thursday they finally found her.

The shelter told KTRK that they agreed to take the dog to the shelter to be tested for rabies and quarantined.

Ellen Blasio (pictured), a bystander, said she intervened without hesitation

Blasio said she was bitten on her hands several times

“My dog ​​was screaming. His eyes bulged. I thought he was going to die,” said Schiller (photo: Schiller’s dog Verve)

BARC said the owner will most likely not be charged for letting her dog run loose because their officers did not witness the encounter.

“I said, ‘Is that all you’re going to do?’ I said, ‘This dog almost killed my dog. It’s a hazard,'” Schiller said.

Schiller could go to a justice of the peace and file to have the pit bull declared legally dangerous, but a judge would be the one to make the final decision, BARC said.