Little Morgan Stanley-Leedham was asleep on the settee at her home in Turf Lane, Chadderton, last Thursday evening when the Staffordshire bull terrier attacked.
Mum Maxine, who was looking after the dog for a friend, was with Morgan at the time.
She said: "Morgan was going asleep in my arms and I got up to go to the toilet and put her on the settee. The dog just suddenly pounced and bit her on the face. I grabbed her and we ran upstairs. The dog sat at the bottom of the stairs growling.
"I phoned the sister of my friend and told her to get him to come round and get the dog, but luckily he was coming round anyway to take it for a walk.
"We took Morgan to hospital where she had treatment to a small cut below her eye. It isn't too bad and she is up to date with her injections so she didn't need anymore.
"The owner said he was going to have the dog put down because it had bitten Morgan."
The Staffordshire bull was about four years old and called Nico.
Maxine added: "He had been staying with us for four weeks and hadn't caused any problems. He was great with the kids even when they were getting him in headlocks and pulling his tale so I can't understand why he pounced just like that.
"I'm sad the dog has had to be put down, but thankfully Morgan is none the worse for her ordeal and even says she wants another dog. I'm not so keen."
Controversy over so-called dangerous dogs has been in the headlines following the death of five-year-old Ellie Lawrenson who died at her home in St Helen's on New Year's Day after being mauled by a pit bull terrier.
(Manchester Evening News - Feb 14, 2007)
