Man jumps into canal in Erith Road, Aylestone, Leicester after being attacked by his own dog

A man was forced to jump into a canal after he was attacked by his own dog. The man, thought to be aged 19 or 20, was walking alongside the canal in Erith Road, Aylestone, Leicester, shortly after 9am yesterday when the incident happened. Police, who helped the man out of the canal following the incident, say the man's German Shepherd became aggressive after an incident involving another dog on the towpath. A Leicestershire Police spokeswoman said: "He was walking along the path when another dog became aggressive to his dog and his own dog became aggressive. "When he tried to intervene he was bitten on the arm and hand by his own dog and jumped into the canal to escape the attack." Police called a family member who arrived and managed to get the animal back on a lead. The RSPCA were also called and the owner said he would take to the dog to a vet's. The owner was taken by ambulance to Leicester Royal Infirmary where he was given stitches to wounds on his arms and hands.