Man stabs his pit pull terrier after it attacks him, wife in Hamden, Connecticut

A family dog or a fighting breed?

A Hamden resident stabbed his adult male pit bull after the dog attacked him and his wife on Friday afternoon.

Both Ford Street residents were taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, Sgt. Anthony Diaz said in a press release.

Diaz said that the pit bull attacked the woman after she tried to separate it from one of the puppies at the home. The pit bull had been biting the puppy, according to Diaz.

The woman's husband then coaxed the dog into a backroom of the residence at which time the pit bull attacked him as well.

The pit bull then broke through a security gate and attacked the husband a second time, at which time he retrieved a knife and stabbed the dog in an attempt to stop the attack, according to Diaz.

Animal Controls Officers arrived on the scene and captured the dog.

Hamden Fire Rescue personnel also arrived on scene to treat both victims before they were taken to the hospital.