Monster German Shepherd named ‘Syko’ who weighs 98lbs mauls smaller dogs at his owner’s quaint bookstore on NYC’s Upper East Side including one who had to be put down
- Syko is a two-year-old 98-pound dog owned by Lynda Hudson, 58, who opened La Libaire des Enfants, a French bookstore, in New York in 2016
- The vicious dog has been causing havoc and terrorizing passing pups on the sidewalk near the shop in Manhattan’s East 92nd Street
A monster German Shepherd dog named Syko has been mauling other smaller pups outside his owner’s quaint bookstore on the Upper East Side – including one that had to be put down.
Syko is a two-year-old 98-pound dog owned by Lynda Hudson, 58, who opened La Libaire des Enfants, a French bookstore, in New York in 2016.
But the vicious dog has been causing havoc and terrorizing passing pups on the sidewalk near the shop on Manhattan’s East 92nd Street – leaving owners with immense vet bills and seriously injured pets.
A poodle named Baby was at least the fourth dog attacked by Syko and its German Shepherd siblings at La Libaire des Enfants in recent months, reports NYTimes.
Personal trainer Akiba Tripp was walking her seven-pound toy poodle Baby on Friday near the bookstore when the owner suddenly opened the door.
Lynda Hudson, 58, opened La Libaire des Enfants in 2016. She owns the vicious German Shepherd dog that has been mauling other animals
Baby, the two-year-old toy poodle that had her spine mauled by the dog. She was euthanized following the attack
Hudson walked out, and so did Syko. He grabbed the poodle ‘within his mouth,’ sank his teeth into Baby, and broke her spine.
People from neighboring bars ran over and tried to drag the dogs away on the blood-splattered sidewalk. But Baby couldn’t move because she was paralyzed from the attack.
Baby was euthanized that evening after being told by vets she was in immense pain. Tripp now wants to file a lawsuit against Hudson, who allegedly offered to adopt and rehabilitate the small dog.
Syko’s owner Lynda Hudson told the New York Times: ‘There is really something wrong with Syko, and I don’t know what to do.
‘I tried everything with this dog, sir. I tried behaviorists, and training. He’s great with people but he does not like other dogs.’
The attack on Baby was not the only one in recent months.
Psychologist Julia Schafer, another Upper East Side local, said that one day she was walking out of her building with her small collie mix Tarsila on May 3 when disaster struck.
Personal trainer Akiba Tripp was walking her seven-pound toy poodle Baby on Friday near the bookstore when the owner suddenly opened the door
Psychologist Julia Schafer, another Upper East Side local, said that one day she was walking out of her building with her small collie mix Tarsila on May 3 when disaster struck
Her pup was grabbed and mauled by Syko, whose owner agreed to pay the $850 vet bill. Schafer said: ‘The white one bit her and held onto her.’
Just four days before that attack, Syko and another of Hudson’s dogs attacked two puppies – Chloe and Muppet.
Chloe is a Cavachon and Muppet is a Maltipoo.
Chloe’s owner, Laurie Davis, told the Times: ‘Next thing I know this big white dog had my dog in her mouth. I’m screaming at the top of my lungs.’
Another dog bit Muppet’s face, while Chloe needed surgery for the injuries.
Her vet bill came out to $6,000 which Hudson said she would pay. Davis has since sued Hudson small claims court.
Lynda Hudson promised to keep Syko and her other four German shepherds permanently to her house in Westchester County.
The dogs will no longer be at the store, she said.
