A dog bit a teenage girl and latched on to the arm or hand of two toddlers, aged three and four, during three terrifying incidents.
The frightened girl who was bitten was left needing plastic surgery and suffered a "nasty" scar that shattered her confidence.
However the "excitable" and "energetic" dog, called Woody, was "actually a nice dog" and had not been kept under control by his owner, Hull Crown Court heard.
Hull Live reports that the springer spaniel Patterdale terrier cross, aged about four, is now facing the harrowing prospect of being put down if his owner does not keep a muzzle on him.
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