Sylvia Baillie, 60, was scarred for life when the dog sank its teeth into her face at a neighbor’s home.
Her furious brother Steven said yesterday: “I want the dog destroyed before this happens to someone else. My sister is lying in a hospital bed with half her face hanging off. Her injuries are horrendous. It’s absolutely heartbreaking for her.”
Sylvia was attacked in Paisley on Wednesday after going back to the home of the dog’s owners, neighbors Pat Mahon and Leanne McHugh, after a funeral.
The dog savaged her when she patted it as she went to leave. Her 30-year-old daughter, also called Leanne, had to drag it off her.
Sylvia was taken to the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley then moved to the Queen Elizabeth in Glasgow for specialist treatment.
She had 13 stitches and is being fed through a tube. Steven, 56, said: “She will be scarred for life. She may need more operations.
“I went straight down there as soon as I got the call. I didn’t think it would be as bad as it was but as soon as I saw her I just gave her a cuddle. My sons, Mark and Kevin, were so shocked they had to leave the room and come back in. The whole family is utterly devastated.
“I want people to be very careful and know how dangerous these dogs are. I want owners to be more responsible and know how to control them.
“Sylvia says she only went to the neighbor’s to be polite. This is the last thing she expected to happen. The police have been to see her in hospital but she can’t really speak properly at the moment.”
Akitas were originally bred as hunting dogs. Experts say they can sometimes be aggressive to other dogs and people they do not know, but the right training can limit any such problems.
Police inquiries were continuing. Mahon, 46, and McHugh, 35, did not respond to requests for comment.
(Daily Record - July 16, 2016)
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