Dog Attack Bernal Heights - Owner Fled the Scene

Searching Found San Francisco May 13, 2026
TL;DR: My husky got attacked by a cane corso this morning in Bernal Heights (St. Mary’s Park) and the owner fled the scene. Wanting to spread the word/seek information. On 12/29 at approx 11:45am my dogs and I were attacked by a cane corso on the paved path that leads from St Mary’s playground down the hill to the dog park. A man and his two cane corsos (or similar breed) were coming up the hill as I walked down with my husky (medium sized, 50 lbs) and my chi mix (10 lbs). The man was brown-skinned (not Black), a little under 6 feet tall, had short black hair, and was wearing a camo/light brown weighted military vest. One of the cane corsos was larger and brown/black, almost brindle; the other was smaller, and all black. All dogs were on leash. My husky was on a waist lead with prong collar, since he tends to pull and say “hi” to other dogs, not aggressively, but still not always appreciated. I had both dogs under my control as the owner and his two dogs passed us on the path. As expected, my husky tried to pull toward the cane corsos, which I corrected. At the same time both cane corsos lunged toward us. The smaller black one broke free of his collar and immediately latched on to my husky’s neck. I tried to get it off, but had to shove my hands into its jaw and pry it off of my husky. My husky was screaming in pain, my chi mix was screaming and dodging the other cane corso, which was lunging at us while the owner barely restrained it. I screamed at the owner “GET IT OFF!” My chi mix sprinted back up the hill and away, which allowed me to focus on getting my husky free instead of worrying whether my small dog was going to be literally eaten. Eventually I pried the jaws open and we jumped up to get away from the dog, but it was lunging and snapping at us as I tried to pu

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