Overview
- Van Hülsen said she intervened during a walk in Hamburg on Sunday and put her leg between her dog Charly and another dog, receiving two bites in the process.
- She went straight to the emergency room where doctors stitched the wounds and kept her in hospital for three days to monitor for infection.
- Both dogs were described by van Hülsen as usually friendly and were reported to have come through the incident uninjured.
- From her hospital bed she posted updates on Instagram, expressed regret about using her leg to separate the animals, and advised owners to pull dogs apart by the hind legs instead of placing a body part between their heads.
- As a host of a dog-focused podcast, van Hülsen framed the episode as a warning for other owners and showed that even experienced handlers can be hurt when they try to break up fights and will be off air while she recovers.