This picture shows Loraine Jackson in Whiston hospital with her left hand heavily bandaged after undergoing surgery last night.
The 48-year-old suffered deep bite wounds as she tried to stop the dog, believed to be a Staffordshire bull terrier, from killing her Scottish terrier Daisy on Monday evening.
Armed police shot dead the out-of-control animal after it continued behaving aggressively after killing Daisy and dragging her into a neighbour’s garden on East Millwood Road.
Ms Jackson’s daughter, Samantha, told the ECHO: “Mum’s hand is okay, they’ve got to re-look at her tendons though.
“She had surgery last night. They opened up the wound to clean it.
“The dog bit into her hand in a few different places, there’s two very deep wounds so that’s where they had to operate to make sure it hasn’t damaged nerves.
“Her left arm is also black and blue with bruising.”
The grandmother-of-two had been returning from a walk with Daisy when the dog, which appeared to be roaming the streets, burst through her garden gate, savaged her beloved pet, and then bit her as she tried to free Daisy.
Merseyside police were called to the scene at around 9pm, with officers arriving 15 minutes later and containing the dog in a neighbour’s front garden.
It was shot just before 10pm after police decided to humanely destroy it before anyone else could be hurt.
Samantha added: “Mum’s on antibiotics and feeling a lot better but she’s still really upset and obviously heartbroken about Daisy.
“She asked me to say thank you to everybody asking after her and all the staff at Whiston hospital and the police, who have been really good to her as well.”
Enquiries are on-going to establish who, if anyone, is the owner of the dog, which police said is believed to be a Staffordshire bull terrier. Its exact breed has yet to be determined.
Anyone with information about this incident can contact Merseyside Police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
(Liverpool Echo - Aug 5, 2015)
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