SarahLovesPeckham

Hello, I'm really sorry to hear about your awful experience and I can sypathise. I don't know where Monty's owner lives but I can tell you that just over 2 years ago my dog Archie who's an Irish Terrier, was also attacked by Monty when Archie was a puppy. It was his first ever walk on Peckham Rye - I'd taken him with my 2 boys then aged 4 and 7. Archie was about 13 weeks old and we were in the middle of the main field just in front of what's now the new boys school. Monty came running over and pinned Archie to the floor. Archie was screaming in terror but Monty would not stop. I think at one point he did go away but then came back again. I was shouting at his owner (white, long grey hair in ponytail, in his 50s, drives battered Fiesta type car) to get Monty off. Another dog (a staff) then joined in. Archie came away unscathed (although to this day if he meets a dog looking vaguely like Monty he's inclined to go into a panic barking, hackles-up frenzy), but the other thing that worried me was that my oldest son Alex (then 7) actually tried to pull Monty off. Monty's owner attempted to call him away but Monty ignored him and his owner didn't physically come over and intervene. He shouted from the path that I was making it worse by being hysterical. The staff owner also did nothing to help. I've since seen Monty plenty of times in the park (usually around 11am). I also heard that Monty actually bit his owner. Luckily neither Archie or I let this experience put us off walking in Peckham Rye. I've long walked dogs there and it's by far my favourite park!