The Staffordshire bull terrier savaged 18-month-old Millie McCue so badly she needed emergency surgery.
It is believed surgeons at Glasgow’s Sick Kids Hospital at Yorkhill were battling to save the little girl’s eyesight.
Last night, she was in a serious but stable condition.
The terrifying dog attack happened just before midnight on Friday at a flat in Possil, Glasgow.
Millie’s 21-year-old mum Jamielee Bennett is the daughter of the dog’s owner, Joe Bennett.
The dog involved – along with another of the same breed owned by the grandfather – has been seized by police.
One neighbour, who asked not to be named, said yesterday: “I heard the wee girl got set upon by at least one dog. She is apparently having surgery at the moment. It’s terrible.”
Another neighbour added: “A friend told me the area was cordoned off this morning. I feel for the family. It’s really upsetting thinking about it.”
A police spokesman said last night: “An 18-month-old girl sustained serious facial injuries after being bitten by a Staffordshire bull terrier in a house in Glasgow at around 11.40pm on Friday. She was taken to Yorkhill Children’s Hospital, where she is presently detained.
“Hospital staff describe her condition as serious but stable.
“The dog, plus one other of the same breed, has been seized by officers and inquiries continue.”
Proud mum Jamielee has posted hundreds of pictures of her angelic-looking daughter on her Facebook page.
Veronica Lynch has campaigned for tougher laws on dangerous dogs since her 11-year-old
daughter Kellie was killed in an attack by two Rottweilers while on holiday in Dunoon in 1989.
Veronica, 60, said: “It’s diabolical that all these years on, and after all the attacks we’ve seen, we’re still getting attacks like these.
“The Government need to take action to ensure anyone owning a powerful dog is required by law to attend education and discipline classes so they know exactly what their animal is capable of.
“They need to be shown photos of the type of injury these dangerous dogs can inflict on a human.”
In 2010, 10-year-old Toni Clannachan required more than 100 stitches after being bitten by a Japanese Akita dog in Kilmarnock.
(Scottish Daily Record - Feb 10, 2013)
