Whoah, even if he won't say so, Peter had to be scared out of his wits for at least a moment there -- I mean, having something happen to his left eye has got to be his worst nightmare.
Ted..I was thinking the same exact thing. If you look at the photo that Welshdragon so wonderfully supplied, you can see how close the dog came to his eye. That definitely had to be scary. The article did not mention what type of dog it was.