Bailey Sanders underwent surgery Thursday morning at Loma Linda University Medical Center for wounds to her cheek and lips, as well as cuts to her forehead and eyebrows, her grandfather, Tino Luciano said.
“Please pray for the doctors to be able to put her pretty little face back together. There’s going to be years of plastic surgery for her,” Luciano wrote on his Facebook page.
San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies and Victorville Animal Control officers came to the 1500 block of Desert Springs Drive in Victorville after receiving a report of the attack at 7:01 p.m., sheriff’s officials said.
The girl had just arrived at her maternal grandparents’ home with her uncle when she was attacked.
“She was on her way, running through the rocks, headed toward the house,” Luciano said. “The dog came out of nowhere and grabbed her by her face and I really believe he was going for her neck.”
Paramedics took Bailey to an area hospital and later transferred her to Loma Linda.
Christian Guntert, Victorville director of community services, said the dog was voluntarily turned over to animal control and has been placed under quarantine.
“The animal will be held for the state mandated 10-day rabies quarantine hold and then humanely euthanized,” he said.
Luciano said the dog is owned by residents who live on the same street where Bailey was attacked.
The dog reportedly escaped its yard several times before, and on one occasion, it tried to attack Bailey’s grandfather while he was in his driveway.
“This dog has been reported several times to animal control,” Luciano said. “It is a very vicious dog.”
Guntert said animal control has no record of previous calls to the neighborhood regarding the dog.
Meanwhile, Bailey’s family is hoping there is no long-term emotional or physical damage to the child.
“They’re unable to tell if there’s nerve damage because of the swelling,” Luciano said.
(San Bernardino Sun - Feb 22, 2014)
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