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Gerard Butler -- Pug You

Gerard ButlerWe now have the poop on the Gerard Butler dog attack that occurred Monday afternoon in New York.

Here's the lowdown -- Gerard was walking his female pug Lolita when a woman with a greyhound sauntered by. We're told the greyhound attacked the pug, biting it twice. At the time of the attack, the greyhound was on a leash, but the pug wasn't. Score one for the greyhound.

But here's the deal: Butler quickly put his dog on a leash and began walking away, when the woman followed him -- greyhound in tow -- and the larger dog went in for a 3rd bite. We're told Butler blunted the potential bite by pushing the dog's snout away from his pooch.

The woman went to the cops alleging animal cruelty and we're told they got a good laugh out of it. As for Butler, he spent 3 and a half hours at the vet's office with his pug. The pug is OK.

Sources close to the situation gave us the following statement: "Bitches always seem to get Gerard in trouble."

As if he needs it, the story will only help Butler score more chicks.

UPDATE: TMZ spoke to the owner of the greyhound, who told us she's not after money and she's not going to file a lawsuit. However, she did want to say this about Gerard -- "He's a pompous son of a bitch."

UPDATE #2: The greyhound owner's dog tells a different story -- sources close to the situation tell TMZ she claimed Butler's unleashed pug charged after the greyhound. When she told Butler that his dog should be on a leash, the woman claims Gerard fired off a few expletives.




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1. Aww I love Pug's! :D I want to get one and name it Saul.. from Pineapple Express ;)

Posted at 1:41PM on Aug 26th 2009 by .:Loki 4Ever:.

2. Spell check please. lol

Posted at 4:54PM on Aug 26th 2009 by Michael J

3. Yikes!

Posted at 1:42PM on Aug 26th 2009 by mrez golucky

4. Pugs are the greatest dogs! They are all heart and love. I have two pugs and they would befriend a burglar because that's the pug disposition. Good for Gerard Butler and the cops who didn't let the lady make an issue out of something that was her own fault!!

Posted at 1:48PM on Aug 26th 2009 by Nicole

5. Stupid biotch. He should have punched her in her snout.

Posted at 1:50PM on Aug 26th 2009 by SaWheat

6. First of all, anybody who knows anything about dogs knows that if you have one dog off leash and one on leash, the one on the leash will be defensive since it is at a disadvantage. If Butler's dog had been on a leash, none of this would have happened. Second, anything's possible, but if you know greyhounds, you know they're about the most mellow breed there is. It's possible a prey drive kicked in, with the smaller dog there coming at him, but mostly greyhounds are non-aggressive. The fact that Butler leashed his dog and walked away shows pretty clearly he knew he was at fault, even though his dog was bitten. I'd be very surprised if there's not a leash law in NYC, so the other owner probably followed to ream him out for breaking the law. Another star who believes the laws, even the laws of common sense and animal behavior, don't apply to them.

Posted at 1:48PM on Aug 26th 2009 by Bobby

7. What do you expect? It's a dog eat dog world after all.

Posted at 1:49PM on Aug 26th 2009 by Hellzapoppin

8. i don,t believe butler.greyhounds are the most peaceful and calm of all dogs, thats a fact.plus he doesnt even have his dog on a leash.....you didn,t have control of the situation because you are arrogant leash law prevents this type of encounter......

Posted at 1:54PM on Aug 26th 2009 by tracker

9. While I agree with Bobby that there is probably a leash law and that it seemed Gerard knew he was at least partially at fault by just leashing and walking away, I don't agree that this definitely wouldn't not have happened if the dogs were both leashed. I also don't agree that this woman had the right to walk after him. Unless she was a cop out walking her greyhound, which she was obviously not as she WENT to the cops later, it's not her job to enforce the law. The 3rd (almost) bite was definitely her fault.

Posted at 1:56PM on Aug 26th 2009 by Cassy

10. First of all the person who wrote that article should get all the facts straight. The greyhound did nothing wrong. If you were there and saw what happened that moron Butler assaulted the greyhound. The women had every right to call the cops and press charges for animal cruelty. If the pug was bit why didn't Butler press charges himself? Like someone already said, another star who thinks he's above the law. I for one will boycott his movies.

Posted at 1:57PM on Aug 26th 2009 by Unreal

11. To Bobby:

Yes it DEFINITELY would NEVER have happened, because two dogs on leashes have never, ever snapped at each other. Btw, the dogs went in for a third bite, and the pug was on a leash by that point. By your logic that shouldn't have happened.

Posted at 1:58PM on Aug 26th 2009 by Monica

12. I also like that Butler "walks" his dog but the non-celeb "saunters." Way to steer this story, TMZ. And is it any shock to learn that cops laugh at the notion of holding a celebrity accountable? Butler breaks the law, getting his dog injured in the process, obviously more attentive to his image than the safety of the dog, and the cops laugh about it.

Posted at 2:03PM on Aug 26th 2009 by Bobby

13. I hope his pup is ok, but he should have had him on a leash to begin with.

Posted at 2:06PM on Aug 26th 2009 by Linda Mott

14. I'm a dog walker and it drives me nuts when people let their dogs off-leash on the street. Some of the dogs I walk are aggressive towards other dogs. I can keep good control of them, unless some off-leash dog comes right up to them with an owner saying "don't worry he's friendly". Great, mine isn't, and if yours was on a leash I'd easily be able to keep my dog away from yours.

I'll bet anything that Butler's Pug ran up to the Greyhound and startled him, causing the Greyhound to get upset and defend himself. Now the Greyhound's owner may be overreacting, but it sure sounds like Butler is primarily to blame.

Posted at 2:06PM on Aug 26th 2009 by Carl

15. Gerard needs to be leashed along with his dog.

Posted at 2:10PM on Aug 26th 2009 by Perro Loco

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