Sausage dog eats woman’s cheek after attack

A mother-of-two said her “life was ruined” after she was attacked by a friend’s dog.

Kelly Allen, 45, from Swansea, had part of her cheek ripped off by the little dachshund, who then started eating it in front of her.

Ms Allen required five and a half hours of plastic surgery and more than 40 stitches to treat the open wound on her face.

The dachshund, also known as the “sausage dog,” was removed by police and later destroyed.

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Ms Allen said her self-esteem had been “completely destroyed” by the scar on her face and flashbacks of the attack.

She said the “very friendly” dog suddenly changed its behavior and clung to her face while she was enjoying a few drinks at her friend’s house.

The dog refused to loosen its grip until it tore off a large chunk of her cheek, she said.

The ordeal still haunts Ms Allen, who said she regularly wakes up crying at night and feels unable to return to work because of the trauma and her appearance.

“I feel his teeth in me”

Now she finds it difficult to leave the house without being accompanied by one of her two sons, Fletcher, 19, and Cooper, 18.

“I can’t get out of bed and cry in my sleep because I feel his teeth inside me,” she said.

“I have a terrible scar on my face. It just ruined my life because now it will never be the same.

“I now have to buy camouflage makeup for people who have facial disfigurements – I never thought that.”

Ms Allen said she has also suffered financially as the £350 statutory sick pay she receives each month does not cover her bills and living costs.

She is seeking compensation after learning that the dog has allegedly already attacked two people. But she was told the process could take years.

To help her, her sister Stacey started a fundraising campaign which has so far raised more than £1,000.

“I’m a single mother and can’t afford electricity and gas most weeks – it just seems so unfair to me,” she said.