EXCLUSIVE My teenage sons were mauled by the neighbours hound after it escaped next door and attacked our sausage dog... now theyre too scared to leave the house
A vicious dog attack on two teenage brothers left them so traumatised theyre now too frightened to leave their house.
A vicious dog attack on two teenage brothers left them so traumatised theyre now too frightened to leave their house.
The boys, aged 17 and 13, were set on by a dangerous hound, believed to be a Staffordshire bull terrier and Rottweiler cross, as they walked their sausage dog, who was also badly hurt, near their house in Herne Bay, Kent.
The frenzied attack by a nearby resident’s dog, who escaped its front porch, left the six-foot-tall older sibling with nine puncture wounds after he was dragged to the floor and bitten on his legs, arms, chest and hips.
His clothes were also shredded as he heroically lifted his pet, who was originally targeted, onto his shoulders and out of danger.
A resident who witnessed the attack tried to intervene with a shovel but was too scared to approach the savage animal.
The boys eventually scrambled away inside a neighbours garden gate and police were called.
Weeks later the 17-year-old was still unable to move his left arm or hand, or put his left heel on the floor. He also had a suspected nerve damage in the back of his leg.
Kent Police have now seized the dog.
A 17-year old boy and his 13-year-old brother were left scared of leaving their house after being attacked by a vicious dog
The aggressive dog dragged the boy to the floor and bit him on his legs, arms, chest and hips
The six-foot-tall 17-year-old suffered nine puncture wounds after lifting his pet sausage dog out of harms way
Before it was confiscated, the mother, who wishes to remain anonymous, told MailOnline: ‘My teenage children are afraid to leave the house to the point of feeling sick.
‘My son was physically sick when he tries to leave the house, and he’s got his A Level mocks this week.
‘He’s just not able to go anywhere on his own. And our younger one feels the same, doesn’t want to go anywhere, or certainly not walk outside.
‘This is going to be something that’s going to live with my boys for their lives and I have no idea how much of a long term effect this is going to have. There is the psychological impact of being attacked and also for my younger one, of watching his brother go through this.’
The mother said she was relieved her son is six foot and is convinced a smaller child would have died.
‘An hour before the attack happened, there were children playing football in the exact space. And that’s terrifying. I feel physically sick because I saw a 19-year-old was recently killed by an XL Bully. It’s just scary.
‘What terrifies me is that it could happen again and it could happen to a child. If it did they wouldn’t stand a chance. This dog is extra large and is very tall.
The family’s sausage dog was also injured with three bite wounds. She is on antibiotics and pain relief medicine but is ‘still not healing,’ the mother said.
‘She was due to be neutered but the vets have recommended not to because of the trauma.
![In a now deleted Facebook post the owner joked about the animals bites. ¿Little s*** in his naughty cage trying to bite again¿ pmsl [p***ing myself laughing], he posted¿](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/03/23/23/96494841-14457705-image-a-21_1742772739550.jpg)
In a now deleted Facebook post the owner joked about the animals bites. ‘Little s*** in his naughty cage trying to bite again… pmsl [p***ing myself laughing], he posted’
The dog (pictured) is believed to be a Staffordshire bull terrier and Rottweiler cross
As well as puncture wounds, weeks later the 17-year-old was unable to move his left arm or hand
‘We were told by the vet and hospital that if it was a fully grown dog then it could have been fatal.’
The out of control mutt continued to freely roam the streets for weeks before being seized by police.
It was able to escape its front porch at will, according to the mother, who also claims it was not the dog’s first attack.
The owner is yet to apologise.
And shockingly, in a now deleted Facebook post seen by MailOnline, he joked about the violent animal’s bites.
‘Little s*** in his naughty cage trying to bite again… pmsl [p***ing myself laughing], he posted.’
Despite its danger, and the brazen attitude of its owner, police at first said they had simply ‘given advice about the use of a muzzle’.
A Kent Police spokesperson told MailOnline the dog was ‘secure at its owner’s home when officers arrived’.
The family’s sausage dog was due to be neutered but vets recommened against it because of the trauma
The sausage dog was also injured with three bite wounds
The dog’s owner has since attended a voluntary attendance interview and the investigation is ongoing, Kent Police said
They added: ‘Initial assessments have indicated it is not a banned breed and has not been involved in any reported incidents previously.
‘The owners were spoken to and given advice about the use of a muzzle and it was decided that the dog did not need to be seized at that stage.’
However, they later confirmed the dog has been seized by police and the matter is being dealt with by way of community resolution.
On Sunday, an eight-year-old boy and his mother were rushed to hospital after being attacked by a dog in Manchester
And last month, 19-year-old Morgan Dorsett, from Shropshire, died after a suspected XL bully attack in Bristol.
Two days earlier, armed police had to fire 19 shots to kill two XL Bully dogs after an 84-year-old man was left fighting for his life having been dragged into a garden and viciously attacked.
A 29-year-old woman has since been arrested after the unregistered XL Bully mauled the helpless pensioner.
In December, Akif Mustaq died following a pit bull terrier inflicted injuries on his neck, windpipe, thumb and thigh in Stratford, east London.
In November, a polite and sweet ten-year-old girl was mauled to death by her own XL bully despite having a ‘loving’ and ‘close’ relationship with the dog, becoming the sixth fatality since the ban on the dogs came into force last February.
Weeks later a bike technician was ‘left for dead’ after being viciously attacked by a Rottweiler type dog with the heartless owner fleeing the scene.
Nick Evans, 31 was left screaming in agony after the unmuzzled pet broke free from its owners grip, taking out chunks of his hip, leg, hand and wrist.
Last February, two Staffordshire bull terriers killed a Border Collie in Fife, having previously attacked others dogs and a horse.