Mum decides to keep dog after it mauled three-year-old daughter’s face

'It’s really sad you chose your dog over your own daughter's safety'

Klara Tsetkin's three-year-old daughter Milana needed stitches on her face after the family's cocker spaniel Bart lashed out at her.

Instead of putting the animal up for adoption or having them euthanised, Klara chose to keep the pet and insists it "never attacked" the toddler.

She claimed that Bart had been acting in distress when the incident happened three years ago.

She explained that he had been recovering from an unknown illness at the time and so decided to find a quiet spot to hide in in the family home.

But Milana, being only three-year-old at the time, didn't understand that the dog was distressed and needed to be given space.

In a TikTok, Karla said: "He was very sick! And tried to hide under the bed... His hind legs gave out and he couldn't crawl away.

“My three-year-old daughter did not understand that the dog needs to rest today and not touch him.”

When she tried to play with him, Bart lashed out as Milana tried to climb him. In a distressed state, the dog ended up biting the girl on the face, leaving her needing several stitches.

But the troubling incident caused a rift in the family when Karla decided to keep Bart, with her husband separating from her as a result of the decision.

And many have also voiced their horror and anger at the mum's actions.

One person commented: “So how are you gonna feel after the next attack? This is insanely irresponsible. Give the dog away to a responsible owner. if you can’t put it down."

Many agreed, with another adding: “At the end of the day, it’s really sad that they chose their dog over their own daughter's safety.”

But some have been appreciative of the difficult situation the mum was placed in, arguing that the incident happened when Bart was a puppy and was a one-off.

Commenting on a recent TikTok featuring Bart, one person wrote: "I was bitten by my dog when I was 2 years old. I have scars on my face. My parents kept her - you know when a dog is bad. Mine wasn’t, this one isn’t."

Karla regularly posts TikToks about her dog, and often posts videos mocking those who have a go at her for keeping the animal.

Another user went as far as suggesting that the incident was the perfect example of how women are put under pressure by society to be perfect mothers.

They wrote: “This happened a few years ago and y'all still bring it up and blame on the mom. She do the best she could. Don't put lots of pressure on her.”

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