For the second time in six months, Stanley the unlucky cockapoo has been savagely attacked by another dog.

His owner Sandra Curtis yesterday called for people to take better control of their animals after a cocker spaniel — which was not on a leash — bit Stanley on his backside in Tucker's Town on Monday morning.

Mrs. Curtis said her pet's injuries are not as severe as the last time he was set upon, when a large dog ripped half the skin off his body in Bailey's Bay in March.

A month before that incident, he was attacked by two wild dogs in Hamilton, although Mrs. Curtis intervened before he suffered any injury.

With Mrs. Curtis fearing another attack could happen at any time, she says she will no longer risk taking Stanley for walks in Bermuda.

She told The Royal Gazette: "It's made me think that I can't trust any dog that's not on a leash.

"We're not talking about a pit bull — this was a stupid cocker spaniel. It came down the little slope and before you knew it he was on Stanley's tail and backside.

"The owner told me he had been angry lately — I just thought: 'Hello! Why didn't you have him on a lead?'

"Stanley has had to put up with these horrible attacks. If anything can come out of it, hopefully it will encourage other dog owners to make sure their pets are kept on leashes."

Under the Dogs Act 2008, designed to crack down on dangerous animals, dog owners face fines of $50 for having an unleashed dog in a public place. The new legislation also requires all dogs to be microchipped.