[TracyJo]

Yeah I had a couple surgeries actually and have only a smallish scar on the left side of my upper lip and a teeny tiny scar in the bottom right corner, also a tad bit of nerve damage (sometimes the left side of my lower lip will twitch and pull down); nothing I can't live with
That's awful about your JRT! But I have to tell you if I had been any younger, my parents would have pushed the issue (for more money if not for the death of the dog) As soon as I spoke up to the lawyer though he told my folks to give it up: unless I was on board a law suit would be futile. I personally didn't see the purpose of punishing the family or the dog for a mistake that I made... My medical bills were met by their homeowners insurance, didn't see how a larger settlement would have made anything better...

 

[Prettydobie]

I've been in the same situation.

When I was about 10 I was witn my mother over at one of her friends houses helping her with a gargae sale. Well they got annoyed with me and told me to go inside and watch tv so I did. Well she had a 3 year old doberman named ash. Ash was sweet and everything but me being the idiot i was at the time decided to give her a kiss while she was asleep. It scared the dog and she bite me in the face. The owner was right next to me and asked if I was ok. I pulled my head out from underneathe the dinning room table and said yea. I didn't fill anything so I said I was ok. When I looked at her she grabbed me through a towel on my face and put me in the bath room. It turns out the dog got me right under the nose and in the middle of the right cheeck. They weren't that bad they were just little holes but they were bleeding bad. So for the next 4 months all I could do is lay on my back and keep my head flat so it wouldn't bleed or run while the medicine was on. Now u can't see the scares unless I cry or for some reason my face is red. What still shocked the rest of my family is that now i have a doberman of my own. They thought that would have tromitized me. I told them I didn't hold the dog responsible I was a little kid and they should have been watching me. Plus when I did feel the pain I passed out so I still didn't feel anything. LOL

 

[Gracie's_Mom]

When I was a little kid 6 maybe. My family was staying at a friends house for a few days. (Something happened with our place but I can't remember what.) Any ways the friends of ours, had 2 dogs. A smaller dogs and a large dog. My brother and I took these dogs for a walk every day several times a day. Well one day Sean (bro) hooked the leash up to the bigger dog. I was sitting on my tail gate of my dad's truck playing with a Cabage Patch Doll. I looked over at my brother to watch him walk the dog, and this dog grabbed my brothers arm and pushed Sean to the ground and just started bitting. The only thing I seen Sean do was pet him on the head and tell him "Good Boy"
I of course screamed bloody murder and my Dad came running outside and got the dog off of my brother.

After my dad got the dog off of my brother it's a little blury. We did make the owners put the dog down because every time someone entered the yard the dog tried to attack. From that above experience I have had a huge fear of dogs. I still do when I meet a new dog.

With all that being said. I wouldn't want to ban the breed that attacked him. I believe it was a Shepard of some kind. It was one dog not the whole breed.

 

[Prettydobie]

I totally agree gracie its one dog not the breed.