Texas college student loses her ears, nose and lips after being attacked by dogs, lawsuit alleges

A college student in Texas was "permanently and catastrophically disfigured" last month when she was attacked by a mix-breed German Shepherd and a pit bull, a lawsuit alleges. University of Texas at Dallas Jaqueline Durand was mauled the day before her 22nd birthday, according to the suit filed in Dallas County.

On December 23, 2021, Durand allegedly went to the home of Dr. Justin Bishop and his wife Ashley who had hired her to care for their animals while they were away.  Days before the attack, Durand met both dogs in their home with their owner, and that visit was without incident, the lawsuit says.

"The owner assured Jacqueline that the dogs would be crated," her attorney Chip Brooker said in a statement. "But, shortly before her first visit, the owner texted Jacqueline to tell her that she failed to crate the dogs before leaving town. A sign on the front door read 'Crazy Dogs. Please Don't Knock or Ring the Bell. Call or Text Instead.'"