Posted on 04/17/2010 10:38:08 AM PDT by JoeProBono
The dad who stabbed his dog to death after it savaged his two-year-old daughter said yesterday it was like a scene from a horror film.
Gereth Sim, 31, is haunted by the moment the French bullmastiff, named Trigger, sank its teeth into little Taylor's face.
He said: "I had turned away for two seconds and heard a growl. The next thing the dog had Taylor on the floor and was biting her face.
"I punched him until he let her go, then stabbed him with a kitchen knife. Taylor's face was covered in blood. It was like a horror film.
"Every time I close my eyes, I can still see it."
Taylor, of Eltham, South East London, was still critically ill in hospital last night after emergency surgery.
She needed skin grafts after horrific injuries to her jaw, nose and mouth.
Her mum Charlene, 23, said: "The operation was a success. We're just praying she will pull through."
FWIW, we had a boxer with a docked tail and cropped ears and an English bulldog with natural rose ears. The bulldog had constant problems with ear infections, the boxer rarely had any problems. The floppy ears keep the ear canal moist and warm which makes it a haven for bacteria. If I had a dog whose standard was to crop ears, I’d do it again in a heartbeat.
Part of your problem is its a bulldog. Bulldogs have all kinds of problems no matter what you do.
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