A mother has told of the terrifying moment she was mauled by a Rottweiler whilst out walking her dog near her home.

Shue Leung, 52, had been walking her Shih Tzu in Fleming Avenue, North Baddesley, when she was pulled to the ground by the dog.

The Rottweiler, which had been off its lead at the time, then attacked her face as she clutched onto her own dog to keep it from harm.

Shue suffered horrific injuries to her face, leaving her in a “pool of blood”, and says she is now "scarred for life".

An ambulance was called by a passer-by, and she was rushed to hospital, requiring around 70 stitches to close the wound to the side of her face.

Hampshire Chronicle: Shue Leung needed around 70 stitches after the attackShue Leung needed around 70 stitches after the attack (Image: Supplied)

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She told the Daily Echo: “I was walking my dog. Every morning we do it about that time.

“Just outside our neighbours, I noticed a Rottweiler was off the lead with no muzzle. The owner was walking very far behind him.

“That is where the Rottweiler saw us. I raised up my dog hoping to grab him. With his full force he pushed me onto the ground. He tried to grab my dogs front arm.

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“I was holding my dog tight. I was curled up so the Rottweiler couldn’t get to my dog.

“After the dog then attacked me the owner then ran to stop the dog. If the owner had been a bit slower my face could have been worse.”

Shue, who works as front of house for a fast food restaurant said she was left in “awful” pain and had to wait around four hours at the hospital for surgery.

When she finally did undergo surgery, she spent five hours in the theatre and said when they cleaned her wound, it was “horrific”.

The incident took place at around 9.40am on March 1, but weeks on she has not been able to return to work and said she is concerned about people seeing her injuries.

She said when her family saw her injuries, “they were shocked”, adding: “My son saw it and he couldn’t cope. I will definitely be scarred for life.

“I don’t want people to see my scars. I don’t want to see the dogs to be honest. I fear to go out.“

She added: “I don’t even want to look at myself in the mirror.”

Hampshire Police has been approached for comment.