Dog attack

That's horrible. No telling what the history was with that dog.. The Humane Society, no doubt, disclosed what they knew at the time as far as the dogs temperament.

x2 Very sorry to hear about this, I feel so bad for your niece :(
 
What a beautiful little girl she is... I'm sick to see this have happened. but I think that the scars wont be TOOO bad, as stated they can do alot with scars. The most important thing is, she is ok and the situation was under control before it relaly got bad!!

Hope she makes a speedy recovery!!
 
PS. Once the wound has begun to heal... use vitamin C and make sure to put sunblock on her scar for the first year. My sister had a wicked burn along her cheek from a sizzling hot fajita plate when she was a food server. Because she was aggressive in treating the scar, 10 years later it's almost invisible.

x2!!! And Bacitracin. My Dad burned his face in 2004 and the Ann Arbor Tramua ER Burn Center told him Bacitracin like crazy, and Sunblock (well for him, since it was a burn the rest of his life) but most important the first couple years.

Sorry to hear about that Brian. She looks like a trooper in those pics though. Make sure they take care of them to prevent infection and also to keep the redness down. I'm glad to see it wasn't any worse.
 
OMG so sorry to see this our prayers go out to your brother and whole family. it kills me to see any child get hurt got a sick feeling in my stomach from seeing pics!
 
Wow. Very sorry to hear this happened. My dogs have only even bared their teeth twice at me and that was stopped right there. I got a growl out of the husky once and was on her so fast she didn't know what happened. She was on her back with me screaming in her face. I completely discourage any aggresive behavior toward people or other dogs.

As for a new dog like that, I would't trust it around kids that quickly. It takes time. I mean the dog came from another home, had to adjust to the kennels, and then in their home. It was probably stressed out. While that sucks that it happened, they should have taken more time to acclimate the dog to the kids and the new home. It may not have been used to the people being all up in it's face like that. I'm not saying biting a person is justified, but just that it isn't entirely unexpected. Just my 2 cents.

On another note, I am sure she will recover with minimal scars. My g/f got bit when she was younger and it was worse than your niece. She is still an animal lover and you can barely tell there was any damage to her face from it. Your neice will most likely just need some time to get over it before she is comfortable around animals again.
 
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Aw man, that sucks.

My sister got bit in the face by a dog when she was about that age. We were all scared of dogs for a while after that.
 
poor little Girl...my son just went through this july 5th,looked like a similar bite too.....this just happened to him this year and the scars look really good for what it was....kids heal quickly....Prayer sent.....
 
I hope everything is fine with your niece......My niece was also attack by a dog in the face around the age of 7...It was our neighbors dog who lived since a puppy with 5 kids...never showed aggression....My niece was going swimming and the dog bit her face...Forehead,Cheek,Lip under and under her chin....It's a horrible feeling...Especially being on a little girls face.....The owners of this 120#+ Akita didnt put it down....But it disappeared somehow down the road
 
Sorry to hear that Brian. Did you at least get a few hit in on that dog before you handed it over???
I basically had the left side of my face torn off by a dog when I was very little. I only have a few small scars left and no one can believe me when I tell them.

Also isn't it vitamin "E" not "C" :dontknow:?????
 
Damn, sorry to hear Brian!! It's bad enough when a dog bites anyone but when it happens to a child, especially that bad, it's just heart breaking.
 
Poor girl. I hope she recovers quickly.

This is the reason I will not have a large dog until my daughter is grown. Risk is not worth the reward.
 
Man that's terrible! I hope she has a speedy recovery. She looks like a trooper though. I'd be crying like a baby.

Dogs are still animals and are unpredictable just as Raj said.

I didn't wanna start anything earlier, but yeah, I think it is "E" and not "C".

Yes, it is E. My brother tried sticking his face through a windshield a few years ago. E did wonders for the scars.
 
poor kid!!! :(

we got a dog from a rescue one time and i came home and found it had one of my ex's pinned in the corner of the kitchen. i'd never have an adult dog with an unknown history around kids... and i LOVE dogs!!!
 
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