![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/boy-11-bitten-in-face-by-aunts-therapy-dog-as-she-says-boys-overwhelmed-the-pooch/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1_vlcsnap-2023-08-30-15h41m41s665.jpg&description=An 11-year-old boy living at his aunts house was playing with her 'therapy' dog, when the pup became overwhelmed and attacked him - sending him to the hospital with his injuries An 11-year-old boy and his brother were playing with their aunt's therapy dog when it bit him in the face - with the owner suggesting the pooch was "overwhelmed" by the boys' strength. One child sustained bites to the face, neck, eye, head, and arm, requiring hospitalisation. The boy's aunt, Johanna Lopez-Ramos, said he was in surgery early Tuesday evening. The American Bully pit bull mix, named Aries, couldn't handle both of the young boys playing with her. The dog attacked the boy, identified as Joshua, around 2.50pm. The aunt believes the boys were "too much" for the dog, who couldn't handle two 11-year-olds stimulating her, which prompted the attack. Lopez-Ramos says the dog was taken away in a crate and will be put down. For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US The child who was attacked, Joshua, and his twin brother have been living at their aunt's house for a short time, moving in after their mother died of cancer. 'So I guess their strength was too much for the dog,' Lopez-Ramos told reporters outside her apartment. 'I'm assuming that that must have been what happened.' Lopez-Ramos said she was in the bathroom at the time of the attack. 'I just heard my nephew screaming and I came running out of the bathroom and I just had to react quickly to separate them,' she said. The aunt also sustained a bite during the struggle. The young victim's twin brother, Julian, was also in the room when the attack happened but managed to run away in time. The NYPD's Department of Emergency Service Unit is handling the animal, according to police. 'I feel a little distraught to be honest because he's my dog who supports me emotionally. It's terrifying because I've never seen such a thing,' Lopez-Ramos said. 'I see it on the news all the time with other){kind=link}
An 11-year-old boy living at his aunts house was playing with her ‘therapy’ dog, when the pup became overwhelmed and attacked him – sending him to the hospital with his injuries
An 11-year-old boy and his brother were playing with their aunt’s therapy dog when it bit him in the face – with the owner suggesting the pooch was “overwhelmed” by the boys’ strength.
One child sustained bites to the face, neck, eye, head, and arm, requiring hospitalisation. The boy’s aunt, Johanna Lopez-Ramos, said he was in surgery early Tuesday evening.
The American Bully pit bull mix, named Aries, couldn’t handle both of the young boys playing with her. The dog attacked the boy, identified as Joshua, around 2.50pm.
The aunt believes the boys were “too much” for the dog, who couldn’t handle two 11-year-olds stimulating her, which prompted the attack. Lopez-Ramos says the dog was taken away in a crate and will be put down.