That’s the first aggressive act I have every heard about them. Usually, they seem more inclined to lick you to death.
As with nearly 100% of all dog bites/attacks, there were mitigating factors (I never faulted the dog, and I did not report it).
The irony with anklebiters - the other the 3 of my bites (I forgot one because in that case I was fast enough to lose only my pant leg, which the owner paid for) - is that the mitigating factor is almost always just being in their presence, especially in their homes.
And, yes, agreed on ‘kicking them across the room’.