Overview
- On the November 20 ITV episode, Klass described a years-old incident in a park when a dog charged at her four-month-old daughter, Ava.
- She said she lay over the car seat to protect the baby as the dog was on top of her and mauling, calling the experience utterly terrifying.
- Klass recalled hearing the owner shouting and bystanders trying to help while she focused solely on covering Ava.
- The discussion followed Tom Parker-Bowles’ account of a 10-stone mastiff attacking his Jack Russell, Maud, in west London, which led to two operations for the smaller dog.
- Coverage linked the testimonies to official figures showing a sharp rise in recorded dog attacks in the UK, including a 163% increase reported by Cleveland Police from 2019 to 2024.