A five-year-old boy was left with life-changing injuries following a terrifying attack by an XL Bully.

Teddy Kerr was visiting family friends in Paisley, just outside Glasgow, with her mother and sisters when the horrific attack occurred on November 3.

Football-mad Teddy needed emergency surgery to reconstruct his face after he was knocked to the ground, mauled and bitten by a dog.

Teddy’s helpless loved ones watched in horror, fearing the XL Bully would kill the Primary 1 pupil.

Fortunately, Teddy escaped from the dog’s jaw and was taken to the Royal Alexandra Hospital with blood flowing from his wounds.

The five-year-old’s injuries were so serious that he required more than 100 stitches to his face and a specialist surgeon was called in to carry out emergency reconstruction work on Teddy.

Five-year-old Teddy Kerr (pictured) was seriously injured during a terrifying attack by an XL Bully in Paisley, Scotland.

Teddy (left) with mother Chelsey and sisters Brooke and Taylor

Recalling the horror of the incident, Teddy’s grandmother Marrion Hanratty spoke of the ‘trauma’ experienced by the family who witnessed the attack take place.

‘The dog’s teeth pierced his back and the bites were inches away from puncturing his lungs. Who knows what the outcome would have been if that had happened,’ Ms Hanratty told the Daily Record.

Teddy’s grandmother shared her fears that the five-year-old would be scarred for life from the incident, stating that she felt physically sick when she saw him in his current state of pain.

‘He can’t even smile right now because he has so many stitches on his face. The other day, she was screaming when she saw her face in the mirror. “He doesn’t want to take care of himself,” he said.

Ms Hanratty went on to describe how Teddy’s mother Chelsey was still in despair following the injury.

Describing Chelsey’s panic, Ms Hanratty said the mother-of-three ‘couldn’t breathe’ during the ‘nightmare’.

The family also feared dog bites might have punctured Teddy’s lungs, but fortunately doctors confirmed the most serious damage was limited to wounds on his face and back.

The five-year-old spent more than an hour in surgery and had his skin stretched and stitches applied to both the inside and outside of his cheek and his back.

Football-mad Teddy already misses playing with his school friends and watching his beloved Rangers team.

Following the attack, Teddy’s family are calling for a complete ban on XL Bullys in Scotland, arguing that current legislation requiring them to be muzzled only in public is not fit for purpose.

‘It is a dangerous dog breed. What happened to Teddy should be enough for them to be outlawed. Teddy’s grandmother said the legislation in Scotland was not good enough.

Despite the horrific attack, Teddy’s love for animals, especially his own dog, remained undiminished.

‘Teddy loves all animals and misses his puppy. His family keeps saying that the dog that attacked him was a bad dog.

A Police Scotland spokesman has since confirmed a 41-year-old man was charged under the Dangerous Dog Act and the dog was seized and destroyed by authorities.