FAYETTEVILLE -- A woman who was tending to her flowers was attacked and bitten by a dog Tuesday in Fayetteville.
"It was scary when he jumped on me and threw me down," said 84-year-old Hallie Hall. "He tried to bite my head, and then got my arms, and I was kicking at him."
The dog, a 15-month-old pit bull, is now in the custody of Animal Control.
Hall called it the most frightening 20 minutes of her life.
"I was hollering for somebody to come," said Hall. "The little boy, 6 or 7 years old, was out there crying holding another dog. He would not come close."
Injured and bleeding, Hall made it back inside and called for help.
The dog's owner says his young boy was walking another family pet on a leash and apparently left a back gate open allowing the pit bull to get out. He told ABC11 that he didn't think his dog was vicious.
Hall, however, said her deep bite wounds prove otherwise.
The dog's owner meets with animal control officials Friday to talk about getting the dog back, but he may find it to be tougher than he thinks."
"Anybody who owns a dog of any size or breed is responsible for making sure that their dog stays on the property," said Lt. Elaine Smith with Animal Control.
Hall said she doesn't feel safe outside anymore and has the scars to prove it.