On December 17, 2011, Bolinas resident Pegan Brooke was walking near Agate Beach when a snarling white pit bull charged her and her Border collie mix, Millie. The pit bull, named Diamond, knocked Millie over and tore a swath of hair and flesh off her back. Brooke jumped in, yelling and jabbing her elbow into Diamond’s face.
Brooke and Millie survived, though both sustained injuries—Millie required two surgical procedures and multiple bouts of antibiotics. “It…