Amy James, 14, was left with deep wounds to her arms and one of her legs when the Staffordshire terrier and a pit bull cross set upon her in Coventry.
Her mother has said she is angered by the sentence handed down to their owner Adrian Cresswell, 47, after magistrates ordered him to carry out community service.
Amy was lucky to survive the attack after one of the bites hit a tendon and others were just millimetres from her main arteries.
Speaking about the attack which happened last June, she said: 'I was walking with friends when we saw a man let his two dogs off the lead.
'He let them off then he shouted to us "don't run". The dogs ran after my friends and two were bitten and had to punch the dogs to get them off. They had to climb trees to get away.
'They ran over and bit both my arms.'
A neighbour went to Amy's rescue and stemmed the loss of blood with towels on her arms.
Her mother, Lillian Lydon, 36, received a frantic phone call from her daughter shortly after the attack.
'I was so worried it was her face because she wants to be a model,' she said.
'I don't think I appreciated the seriousness of the situation.
'When I arrived and saw her injuries and how deep they were I was scared and shocked. The woman who had helped her had to use seven towels to mop up the blood. If the bite had been a few millimetres deeper it would have punctured an artery and Amy could have been killed.'
Amy was taken to University Hospital, Coventry, to be treated for her wounds and despite her recovery still fears another attack.
She said: 'Before I would go for walks in the park all the time with my friends and family. But now I can’t face it. I need to be near shops or houses in case something happens and I need to run to somewhere safe.'
Mrs Lydon hit out at the sentence handed to the dog's owner who was handed a 120-hour community service order.
She also believes the dogs should have been put down. Pit Bulls are banned dogs in the UK but it is down to police discretion as to whether or not cross breeds are destroyed.
She said: 'I was mortified at the sentence and I just think they should have been put down. They should not be allowed back in to human company where they can attack a toddler or someone not as strong as Amy.
'It's not fair on Amy to see these dogs walking locally again. She's just going to be afraid to go out.'
She added: 'People have since asked her if she has been self-harming. She's worried that future employers will think less of her because of them. Hopefully they will fade but Amy still feels like she has to constantly cover up.'
Married father of four Mr Cresswell, 47, from Coventry said: 'It should never have happened and I'm sorry it did.'
(Daily Mail UK - Feb 10, 2012)
