Little girl mauled by family dog and left 'covered in blood'

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A mum has opened up about a "freak accident" in which her young daughter was mauled by the family's pet dog.Mia's mum Rebecca Fisher spoke to our sister title the Mirror about her daughter's ordeal, describing it as a "freak accident" due to two-year-old Pocket Bully Bane being unwell.She revealed that Mia has now had two reconstructive operations since being bitten on January 31, with more surgery since needed to reopen her face and drain an infected abscess.Rebecca said: "It was one of the most traumatic experiences I’ve ever been through, seeing my daughter covered in blood because of a freak accident.

Our dog was the most loving but was unfortunately unwell." She explained how she had briefly left the room "for a minute" to use the bathroom when he lashed out.She added: "He did what he always does with my children and laid on my daughter.

But because he’s a heavy dog he was squashing her, so as she’s gone to shove him down, she’s caught his belly - which was painful to touch for him - and he’s just turned around and snapped at her, catching her in multiple places."She has a cut on her hip, and the right side of her face has multiple wounds from his paws catching her face, as well as his tooth going deep into her cheek.” Recalling how their ordeal began, she told how Mia had shouted up at her as she was in the bathroom. “I said I’ll be one minute, then a few seconds later I heard Mia screaming.

It was the worse thing ever. My other daughter came downstairs to pass me something to stop the bleeding. “It has affected my 10-year-old more than it has Mia.