Hastings Rottweiler attack: ‘I’m going to die here’

Local Democracy reporter·Hawkes Bay Today·14 Aug, 2026 07:54 PM5 mins to read‌Sophie Greer and her 10-month-old cavoodle Lottie were attacked by a Rottweiler while walking in the new reserve across from the dog park in Pākōwhai Rd, Hastings.WARNING: This article contains a distressing image further down the story.A Hastings woman who felt the teeth of a roaming Rottweiler sink into her thought she was going to die when she saw a second dog approaching. Sophie Greer was walking her family dog, 10-month-old cavoodle Lottie, on a