A man whose prohibited XL bully dog bit off an eight-year-old boy's thumb in a savage attack was today jailed for 26 months.
Caio Shaw told a court 'I thought I was going to die' as the powerful dog subjected him to the terrifying ordeal last August.
His mother had taken him Ian Parry's house in Caernarfon, Gwynedd en route to a birthday party.
As Caio and a friend were preparing to go inside, Yvette Hodgson said the dog appeared, looking 'focused' on the youngster, and leapt towards his face, a court heard today.
Ms Hodgson, a grandmother, fell to the floor and tried to shield Caio but said there was a 'crunching' sound from his hand.
