Buddy's attorney, Michelle Maloney, said Friday the city has agreed to let Buddy live until all appeals in this case have been exhausted.
Buddy, a 6-year-old golden retriever mix, is at the center of a bitter fight between two families.
The Dominguez family says Buddy attacked their 9-year-old daughter back in November. She and her mother were petting Buddy when he attacked the child.
The girl survived, but her father claims the attack left his daughter emotionally traumatized.
Buddy's owner, 83-year-old Homer Mojica, says the dog is not aggressive. He says the 9-year-old child began to scream as she was petting Buddy, causing him to attack her.
A municipal court judge ruled last month that Buddy should be euthanized, but Mojica has since appealed the ruling.
Since the attack, Buddy has been in the custody of Animal Care Services.
Maloney says she has submitted a request to release Buddy to Mojica while the case is appealed. No decision has been made on that request.
(Fox San Antonio -- Jan 10, 2014)
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