JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A recent encounter with two pit bulls left a Tallyrand woman with several cuts and bruises and left her pet Chihuahua dead.

Ana Morales-Wagner said she and her Chihuahua named Rusty were walking at the intersection of East 11th and Danese streets on Tuesday morning when her neighbor's two pit bulls slipped under a fence and attacked.

"It came over and bit my hand -- got my neck, bit my finger and I was dragging," Morales-Wagner said. "One of them came charging and attacked my dog. I tried getting him off, hitting him with a stick."

She said from that point on, it was a struggle.

"I tried to get him off -- screaming, 'Get your dog. Get your dog.' I tried to hit him with a stick, but that didn't do nothing," said Morales-Wagner.

She told Channel 4 that as she was trying to fight off the dog, a good Samaritan drove up, got out of his car and began to help her. However, as the good Samaritan was calling 911, the second pit bull approached.

"The black-and-white dog came out and started to chew my dog where the other one was," Morales-Wagner said.

Rusty did not survive the attack.

Larry Platts owns the dogs police said came after Morales-Wagner and Rusty.

Platts said before Tuesday his pet had never escaped the fence.

"I do send my deepest regrets. I've been around to see the victim. I hope she does better, and I'm willing to do whatever it takes to help the situation out," Platts said.

In the end, Morales-Wagner said she has no hard feelings against the dog's owner, but she said she doesn't want anyone else to experience her pain and injuries or her loss.

Platts said he has offered to pay for the victim's medical expenses and for her to get a new Chihuahua.

Both of the pit bulls involved have been taken by Animal Control. The city said the dogs will remain quarantined for at least 10 days pending an investigation.