Dog-minder has ear ripped off via XL Bully after it attacked him whilst he slept

A dog-minder had his ear ripped off via an XL bully after it attacked him whilst he slept.

Darren Shuttleworth-Long, 52, from Swindon was once drowsing peacefully subsequent to the banned breed on his settee on April 26, however was once woken up after it began biting him.

The canine sitter was once taking good care of the hound for anyone else and described the animal crashing in to him a number of instances and snapping and snarling ahead of biting his face.

He will now require cosmetic surgery to reconstruct his ear and confessed he struggles to go away the home or even listening to a canine bark sends shivers down his backbone. 

A girl has been arrested on suspicion of being in command of a canine dangerously out of keep watch over

Mr Shuttleworth-Long admitted the assault left him in surprise after he to start with discovered the canine’s jaw had locked whilst it was once nestled in to his armpit however as he attempted to transport it, the canine broke loose and began to assault him. 

The church volunteer controlled to transport it off him however the canine persevered to assault him in a 10-minute lengthy combat that still noticed part his nostril ripped off.

The 52-year-old was once after all in a position to break out and was once taken to Bristol’s Southmead Hospital.

The dog-sitter will now require cosmetic surgery to reconstruct his ear and confessed he struggles to go away the home and is scared of giant canine

He spent 3 days in extensive care and was once advised he would want cosmetic surgery to reconstruct his ear. 

Mr Shuttleworth-Long, a volunteer at his native church stated: ‘I went to sleep and had the canine asleep subsequent to me.

‘I aroused from sleep and it had latched at the facet of me. I controlled to transport it off.

‘It attacked me once more and hit me at the facet.

‘I crashed towards the bed room door and locked myself in with the canine. He was once having a move on my proper ear. He bit my ear off.

‘He hit me about 8 to 10 instances – I assumed “I’m in serious trouble”.’

Mr Shuttleworth-Long says the assault was once unprompted and lasted for round 10 mins ahead of he was once in a position to break out from the canine.

He stated: ‘My entire proper facet of my face was once numb.

Mr Shuttleworth-Long stated he to start with discovered the canine’s jaw had locked whilst it was once nestled in to his armpit however as he attempted to transport it, the canine broke loose and began to assault him

The canine sitter was once taken to clinic and had what was once left of his ear stitched up, he stated: ‘The tissue needed to come off – there was once not anything to connect it to’

‘There was once blood far and wide. It was once pouring out of me. It was once like a horror film.

‘My entire face was once coated in blood. Half my nostril was once placing off.’

The canine sitter was once taken to clinic and had what was once left of his ear stitched up. He stated: ‘The tissue needed to come off – there was once not anything to connect it to.’

Mr Shuttleworth-Long has been convalescing since and struggles to move out.

He stated: ‘I will’t move any place close to giant canine now.

‘It’s a long lasting pressure that will likely be there for the remainder of my existence now.’

He is looking forward to the comfortable tissue on his ear to harden ahead of he can then have an appointment with a plastic surgeon to have a look at reconstruction.

The canine sitter added: ‘Dogs barking sends chilly chills thru me.’

Wiltshire police showed a 24-year-old girl was once arrested on suspicion of being in command of a canine dangerously out of keep watch over inflicting damage. 

She has been launched on bail pending additional enquiries.

Since February 1, 2024, proudly owning the XL Bully breed has develop into a legal offence in England and Wales until homeowners have an exemption certificates and any individual who owns some of the canine must have the animal neutered and microchipped.