A woman bitten by a “dangerous” dog says she was disappointed at the lack of urgency from police.

Karen Gray, 40, of Cowlersley, suffered a painful bite into the tendon behind her knee from a dog she said she appeared to have been “trained” to attack like that.

Karen was walking her lurcher Spencer on a recreation ground off Manchester Road, Milnsbridge, at 9.30am on Wednesday when the dog pounced.

The dog, thought to be a corgi, snapped at Spencer and Karen stepped in to part the two animals.

The other dog’s owner, a man, had the dog on an extendable lead but didn’t get involved.

Karen told how the corgi then jumped up and sank its teeth into her right leg, causing four puncture wounds and bruising.

Despite Karen being left bleeding and distressed the man ignored her and turned on his heels but as much as she was angry with him, Karen was left fuming at the response from the police.

Karen reported the attack to Kirklees Council’s dog warden and says it was classified as a “dangerous” dog.

But when she spoke to police she was asked to turn up at the police station to give a statement – two days later.

“This was a dangerous dog but the police didn’t see the urgency,” said Karen. “If this dog has bitten someone once it could do it again and it might be a child next time.”

Karen told how she was in the park when Spencer saw another dog he knew and went to greet it.

As he passed the corgi, which was on a long lead, the animal snapped at him and the two dogs turned on each other. Karen had to separate them.

“As I checked Spencer over the other dog started circling me,” she said. “It jumped up to attack the tendon then let go and pulled back.

“That’s not normal dog behaviour. If they attack they will rag the victim. It is almost as if it had been trained to do that.”

Karen protested at what had happened but added: “The man was so dismissive. There was no concern or anything. He just turned round and went. People like that shouldn’t have animals.”

Karen went straight to the doctor’s where the wound was treated and dressed.

She then rang the dog warden and police to report what had happened.

The police asked her to go to Huddersfield or Holmfirth police station at 8am on Friday, the earliest appointment available. She couldn’t make it but went at 3pm on Friday instead.

“I didn’t expect the police to come straightaway but this is a dangerous dog, according to the dog warden,” said Karen. “I expected more.”

Karen later tracked down the man’s home, and saw him later the same day with his dog tied up near a play area.

She has also had to return to the doctor’s for antibiotics as the wound became infected.

Insp Jon Dunkerley, of the Huddersfield Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “Initial enquiries are ongoing by police and the local dog warden and the victim was offered the earliest available appointment to be interviewed by officers.

“Once the full facts are obtained the owner of the dog will be traced and interviewed in relation to this incident.”