Marquez Broner suffered severe lacerations to his face and head after he was attacked in his family's driveway Monday night.
The attack happened in front of the boy's mother and aunt.
Victoria Broner said the pit bull attacked her nephew while they were outside listening to music.
"He was dancing and when we looked, the dog came out of nowhere. It was dark back there, it just jumped on him and started attacking him," Broner said.
Broner said she felt helpless because she’s afraid of dogs. She said the boy's mother ran to a neighbor’s house for help.
"He jumped straight up on his face," Bronner said.
She said the attack lasted several minutes.
"One of them had to kick the dog, the other grabbed the dog with a belt. It was hard though, the dog still wouldn’t let go," Bronner said.
The boy's family believes the pit bull is not a stray. "It's healthy, had a collar on, so it's somebody’s," Bronner said.
"He's just terrified now. That’s all he's talking about, the dog," Bronner said.
Fulton County animal control has custody of the pit bull. Animal control officials said they searched the neighborhood for the dog's owner but had no luck.
If the dog is not claimed within 10 days it will be euthanized.
(CBS Atlanta, May 10, 2011)
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