# Jermaine Pennant receives over 50 stitches after German Shepherd attack

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ex-premier-league-player-jermaine-pennant-is-left-needing-50-stitches-after-being-mauled-by-dog-while-walking-his-own-pet/
- Published: 2026-10-26T02:37:33+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T02:47:18+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/sport/football/article-16237863/Ex-Premier-League-player-Jermaine-Pennant.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Football, Sport, World

## Key points

- Jermaine Pennant received more than 50 stitches after a dog attack.
- His dog King drove off the German Shepherd.
- Pennant says he will not report the incident to police.

## Summary

Former Premier League footballer Jermaine Pennant needed more than 50 stitches after a German Shepherd attacked him while he was walking his own dog, King. Pennant said he intervened when the dog went for King, then fell to the ground as it bit his leg; King eventually drove it off.

Pennant was treated for four bite wounds, and doctors said one might require surgery. He said King was unhurt apart from a small nip and thanked him for protecting them both. Pennant does not intend to report the incident to police. The article says there were 29,400 cases of out-of-control dog attacks last year, up from 16,040 in 2020.

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