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Thursday, February 03, 2022

Father of 22-Year-Old Mauled by Dogs Details Her ‘Incredible Fight to Stay Alive'

The father of a Texas college student who was permanently disfigured in a vicious dog mauling spoke to TODAY about what his daughter is facing after she was attacked in December.

John Durand said that his daughter, Jacqueline, was scheduled to dogsit three canines on Dec. 23, 2021, the day before her 22nd birthday. She met the animals and the couple she would be working for a week in advance, and Durand said that there were "no incidents," but when Jacqueline Durand went to the house, she was attacked by two of the three animals.

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Having owned large dogs all my life, there's no way in hell I would tell anybody to just let themselves in. Even as gentle as CharlieGodammit was, he'd bite anybody that tried to get in if we weren't home.
And that asshole dog Jack? Even if we are home visiting with somebody on the back porch and that guest tries to go through the door to use the bathroom or whatever without me standing right there, that guest is going to see some teeth. Once they're inside, they're cool, it's just getting in the door.