Parents say they were attacked by dog while shielding baby

New at 5 in Orange County woman puts her own body between a charging dog and her baby stroller tonight. She's recovering from a severe leg injury and she's asking why was a dog with a dangerous track record still roaming her neighborhood. Blood curdling screams echoing through this winter garden neighborhood. That's the sound of Katie Blackator being attacked by a neighbor's dog. He came from behind me and yanked my leg out from under me. The dog was just thrashing me back and forth, like the worst, most unimaginable pain that you can think of. As the dog latched onto her leg, she was shielding her four-month-old daughter, Harley. I just laid on top of the stroller, covered it with my body to protect her. All I'm trying to think is, like, is there anything I can do? Should I do anything? Because, like, if he lets go of me, like, my baby is the next target. Blackator has nine stitches. Doctors are monitoring for infection. Once the swelling goes down they'll know if any ligaments are damaged. Her medical bills mounting and to make matters worse. The dog is not up to date on its rabies vaccines and so we're doing the rabies protocol now which is a series of shots over 14 days. The dog named Kobe has a documented history of aggression. According to Orange County Animal Services, in addition to this October 9th attack, just three and a half months earlier, on June 25th, Kobe, who was being walked off-leash, lunged at another dog. There was no physical contact there, and the dog's owner didn't provide a written statement. So OCAS says there was insufficient evidence for a citation. Two and a half weeks before that, Kobe, again off-leash, attacked a dog being walked by his owner. Nine-year-old Vader, the mini schnauzer, was rushed to the animal hospital with puncture wounds around his neck, bite marks on his body, and an injury to his eye. His owner telling me Vader was bitten because he stepped in to save her two young children. She says Kobe was going after them until Vader intervened. Per law, Kobe's owner has been cited with fines totaling $640. Kobe has now been deemed dangerous. He was confiscated and is being held for quarantine. No determination just yet on whether he will be put down.