The owner of the Chihuahua shih tzu mix and a neighbor were able to scare away the two strays, but were bit in the process. One said they were bit on the ankle, and the other was bit on the arm.

The savage pit bulls who mauled a chihuahua on the Upper West Side over the weekend have been a menace in the neighborhood for months, killing one shih tzu mix and maiming another in January ...

Lauren Block’s shih tzu mix pups. Grover, in back was killed by a pit bull and Chuckie was injured. Courtesy of Lauren Block “I got within 10, 15 feet of him and put my dog down,” she said.