A pet died of horrific injuries after being savaged by two dogs, a court heard.
The Jack Russell named Fifi had to be put down days after the attack on some playing fields.
Kirklees Magistrates’ Court heard how the dog was set upon by a Staffordshire Bull Terrier and a Saluki cross Greyhound as it was walked by its owner.
The pet was grabbed by the neck and shaken before being dragged away.
Lewis Stephens, of Nettleton Road in Mirfield, pleaded guilty to charges of being the owner of and being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control in public.
The incident happened at Miry Lane playing fields in Liversedge on August 4.
Fifi was being walked by her owner Linda Burka when she came across the two other dogs which were not on leads.
Vanessa Jones, prosecuting, said: “They ran across to where she was walking her dog and tried to attack the dog.
“The Staffordshire Bull Terrier took hold of the smaller dog by the neck and pinned her to the floor.”
The court heard that Ms Burka shouted at Stephens to control the dogs but he failed to do so initially and the Staffordshire Bull Terrier began shaking Fifi by her neck.
The Saluki joined in with the attack and tried to bite her, with Stephens then approaching and trying to take hold of it by its collar.
Mrs Jones said: “The Staffordshire Bull Terrier continued the attack until Fifi went limp and stopped moving.
“Ms Burka tried to pick her up but the Saluki came back, grabbed hold of the dog and started to drag it off.
“The Saluki ran off with the dog and was constantly ragging it.
“Finally the dog was left and when Ms Burka got to her she was not moving and covered in blood.
“The vet said the injuries were horrific and she should report it to police.”
The Huddersfield court was told that Fifi’s condition initially stabilised.
She survived for the next couple of days before being euthanised as she was unable to survive her injuries.
In a victim impact statement Ms Burka said she had suffered from anxiety and experienced difficulty sleeping following the incident.
Paul Blanchard, mitigating, said that only the Staffordshire Bull Terrier belonged to Stephens but he had been in charge of both dogs that day.
He added that the Saluki was the more aggressive of the two and Stephens had failed to understand its makeup.
Mr Blanchard added: “There’s no way he had adequate control of the dogs which resulted in the loss of life of the other dog.
“The consequences of this were dreadful.”
District Judge Michael Fanning ordered a report from probation staff prior to sentencing 34-year-old Stephens.
