When I got bitten I was on my own. My main concern is that they were running around me in circles including into the road. A road where people come around a corner fast and I didn't want to see one of them get killed. It was a terrible situation and I got a nasty bite.

Showing the single Shitzu the bottom of my sneaker seemed to keep it at bay. But it did hurt a little bit that my dog wasn't going to defend me at all. I would defend her all day long.