A four-year-old girl has been left with permanent scarring after being mauled by an American Bulldog.
Amy Hobson had to punch and kick the dog away from her daughter as it held her on the ground at a friend's home.
Little Luna-Ann Forsyth had to be taken to A&E by taxi after call handlers said it would take several hours for an ambulance to arrive, reports the Mirror.
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Luna-Ann required plastic surgery and 40 stitches on her face following the incident on April 6. She was operated on for over two hours.
Amy said she has since fallen out with the dog owner after they allegedly hid the dog and refused to give it up to police for over 24 hours.
Amy, who shared the photos to raise awareness, said she, her friend, Luna-Ann, and her brother Darren had just been shopping and arrived back at the pal's home in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, around 3pm.
The dog was closed off in a room upstairs but managed to open the door and came bounding down, she said.
"The dog came up to me so I gave him a fuss like I always have done, my daughter Luna shouted the dog's name so she could fuss him just like she always has done," full-time mum Amy said.
"He got hold of her face and got her to the ground.
"I was kicking and punching the dog to get him off her and I got my little girl off the floor, and called 999 straight away.
"They said they couldn’t get an ambulance out to me, it was going to be a few hours for them to get to me, so I got a taxi to A&E."
She added: "There was loads of blood. Luna was calm and brave, it was me that was panicking and crying."
Amy said she lives with her family on the same street in Camp Hill where the attack happened.
Referring to the dog owner, she said: "We are no longer friends as after the attack happened she hid the dog from the police for over 24 hours."
Luna-Ann was able to return home on Saturday evening. Amy said: "Even after everything, she is still smiling."
Doctors said the cuts will take around 12 months to heal.
Police confirmed yesterday an investigation has been launched, with the dog having been seized and destroyed.
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