UPDATE: Apparently, Gerard Butler’s Pug, Lolita, was off leash and it was at 4 in the afternoon, not even in a park. The Greyhounds were on their leashes. Hey Gerry, if your precious little Pug is so important to you, get her on a leash for Heaven’s (and Lolita’s) sake. And if not for her sake then for ours, for the rest of us who don’t think we’re above the law and leash our dogs ALWAYS unless we’re in a designated are of a park that obeserves the 9pm to 9am off-leash courtesy hours. I’m so sick of off-leash scofflaws It’s neither here nor there that we humans have these verbal altercations (which sometimes escalate into physical threats), what matters is the leash law is meant to protect John and Jane Q public’s right to safe streets, and, I believe, to keep our dogs from accidental (or intentional) injury. Its always the poor dog that ends up suffering for his owner’s arrogance. Lolita’s injury is entirely your fault Gerry, not the Greyhound’s, not Lolita’s, YOURS FOR NOT LEASHING HER.

Another altercation involving off leash dogs. I don't see what time of day this happened but I hope the off leash dogs were obeying the leash law and within the 9pm to 9am hours, enjoying their off leash time in designated areas. This is the sort of thing that keeps me out of NYC parks until well after 9 in the morning; even then, this sort of run-in happens almost daily between people with legally leashed dogs and those who just think the laws don't apply to them and their "friendly" dogs. I can't make out who's the irresponsible one in this incident but my gut tells me it is the dogs that were off leash. What do you think? Greyhound Vs. Pug? I can see a Pug menacing a tall dog's legs for fun, and, I can see Greyhounds being not all that friendly towards another dog, especially a small one (but that's stereotyping the dogs).

New York Man Accuses Gerard Butler of Hitting His Dog - Gerard
Butler People.com via New York Man
Accuses Gerard Butler of Hitting His Dog - Gerard Butler : People.com.

"NYPD spokesman Martin Speechley confirms that a harassment complaint was filed Monday. "The victim states that the male's dog was unleashed and charged at her dog. She stated, 'Your dog should be on a leash,' to which the perp cursed her out," says Speechley, noting that this is not an offense that could result in an arrest. "They are claiming someone cursed at them." The spokesman says Butler won't be interviewed by cops nor will he be sent a ticket. While the Vareckas were filing their complaint, Butler took his pug to a Manhattan vet, says a source. "She's recovering right now," says the source, who doesn't know the extent of the injuries or what kind of treatment the dog received. There is at least one dog who benefited from this canine scuffle. "When Gerry was in the waiting room, there was a couple whose dog was really, really sick and to get further treatment they needed $3,000," the source tells PEOPLE Pets. "Gerry overheard the situation and offered to pay and the dog is surviving because of this."

And Huffington Post reports the following:

"The owner of Mayfly, a greyhound in New York City whose head Gerard Butler allegedly slammed against a fence on Monday, has filed a police report. Fred Varecka claims that Mayfly touched noses with Butler's unleashed pug, Lolita, and Butler flew into a screaming rage, smacking the greyhound in the head and calling for her euthanasia. "In a matter of seconds he slapped the dogs face, dog went flying up against the fence," Varecka told ABC news. Butler's story
differs. According to his spokesperson, "huge, menacing" Mayfly took several chomps out of Lolita's neck and the pug spent the afternoon being treated for her injuries at an Upper East Side vet. No vet bills or photos have surfaced. "