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By Dennis Lynch<\/p>\n
Brooklyn Paper<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
A dog bit a housekeeper’s toe off in a luxury Greenpoint apartment building on July 27, according to police.<\/p>\n
The 63-year-old woman was at the residence on Bayard Street between Union Avenue and Lorimer Street around 1:40 pm when the pooch attacked, sinking its teeth into her left foot, cops said.<\/p>\n
Emergency responders put the detached appendage on ice and rushed her to the hospital, while officers took the dog to in a kennel to an Animal Care and Control of New York City rescue center, authorities said.<\/p>\n
The dog was cooperative and did not have to be tranquilized, police said.<\/p>\n
The residents were dog-sitting the pup according to a New York Post report, but it was not the first time the victim had met the dog, police said. <\/p>\n
A visibly distressed apartment owner turned up at the scene shortly after police arrived, according to ace photographer Paul Martinka, who captured the aftermath of the attack. <\/p>\n
The owner later visited the housekeeper in the hospital, according to police.<\/p>\n
Reach reporter Dennis Lynch at (718) 260–2508 or e-mail him at dlynch@cnglocal.com.<\/p>\n
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