(SEMMES, Ala.) - Madison Shelton, 3, is still in the hospital after being attacked by dogs Wednesday afternoon. Her father and grandmother are sharing the story for the first time.
Madison was playing in the front yard when three dogs jumped on the little girl and dragged her nearly 90 feet, says her Grandmother Charlotte McNutt.
"She had bites in excess of 50, 150-plus stitches and least ten bites maybe as deep as to the bone, there's a lot of swelling, pain it's just horrible," McNutt said.
The dogs --lab retriever mixes and an Australian Cattle Dog commonly known as a Blue Heeler-- belong to a neighbor.
"She can't sit up, she can't move she can't do nothing but hold her little baby doll," said Joshua Shelton, Madison's Father.
Shelton says the dogs were often seen roaming free around the neighborhood. Hee's angry, not only about what happened, but how it happened. "It's something you wouldn't wish anybody to see. My daughter has bites in places they shouldn't be. It makes me angry that somebody is not responsible enough to have their pets detained in their own yard."
The dogs are currently being held at the animal shelter and could be put down if a court concludes they're dangerous. A warrant has been issued for the owner, James White, for violating the City of Mobile's Dog Control Ordinance, which is a misdemeanor offense.
"Somebody was not responsible and now she is paying the price," McNutt said.
