A TEENAGER who lost his ear in a Sydney dog attack has told how he ran to a friend's house to put it in the freezer, hoping to save it.
Two American Staffordshire terriers attacked the teenager, named by Seven News as Ben Arthur, as he tried to save his own pet.
Surgeons have told Ben he is lucky to be alive, Seven news reported. However, his ear was too badly damaged to be reattached.
Ben had been walking his dog, Costa, when he was set upon by the animals in East Hills, in southwestern Sydney on Tuesday afternoon.
The dogs, one of whom was called Angel, were put down on Wednesday afternoon.
Police originally said they were pitbull terriers - a breed banned in NSW - and that is what Ben believes they were.
"Two pitties ran around the corner and they just started unleashing on my dog," Ben told Seven news.
When he tried to rescue Costa, the two dogs went for his legs.
"As I bent down to get my leg, that's when one of them grabbed me on the ear," he added.
Neighbours rushed to help and the dogs fled. Ben had been bitten on the head, with one of the animals tearing off his left ear.
"I grabbed my ear and went up to my mate's house, and then I put my ear in the freezer," Ben said in the interview.
Despite his quick thinking, surgeons at Liverpool Hospital were unable to save his ear. A new one will be reconstructed from cartilage.
He was also treated for puncture wounds to his leg.
Bankstown City Council said a decision on further fines or possible court action against the owner would be made after interviews with the victim.
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