By Jacob Stuart
An attack on a guide dog in Belmont by an unrestrained dog has prompted a call from Guide Dogs NSW for owners to keep dogs on a leash.
Ian Weller, who suffers from Retinitis Atrophy, was walking his Labrador Banjo through the mall on Monday when a dog came from nowhere and latched its jaws around the dogs neck.
Passers-by quickly came to the aid of Mr Weller and Banjo.
However, Mr Weller could lose Banjo as a result of the savage attack, which left the dog with multiple bruises.
It's one of 12 attacks on guide dogs reported over the past year.
