Girl, three, needed EIGHTY stitches after being attacked by husky at grandmother's house Maddison Green underwent a two-hour operation after the attack Husky dog Zeus was owned by her grandmother's partner Dave Sellwood Loophole means dog will not have to be put down because the attack happened on private land in Newport, south Wales Mr Sellwood has refused to have his pet destroyed voluntarily Dog attack: Maddison Green was forced to have 80 stitches after being mauled by her grandparents' dog A three-year-old girl was left needing eighty stitches in her face after she was mauled by a husky dog in her grandmother's home - sparking a bitter family row. Maddison Green was forced to undergo a two-hour operation after being attacked by the pet as she was being taken bed in Newport, South Wales. Her grandmotherâ€™s partner is refusing to have his husky - called Zeus - put down despite the attack. If the incident had happened in a public place the dog could have been put down - but the law does not apply on private land. The government has pledged to removed the loophole next year. Maddisonâ€™s father Craig said Zeus jumped forwards and bit into her face last Saturday. After she was treated at the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport he has called for the dog to be put down - but his own stepfather Dave Sellwood, 41, has said no. Craig Green, 28, of Porth, Rhondda, said: 'I cannot believe that there is nothing we can do to prevent this dog from attacking again. My stepfather is refusing to put the dog down. He regards it like a child. But it could have killed my daughter. He has no children of his own, but Maddison has been brought up to call him grandad. I cannot believe he is putting the dog first. Craig said changing the dangerous dogs law needs to be changed now so the husky can be destroyed. He added: 'The law should be changed right now. We have to stop this from happening. How can a little girl be injured and no one be held responsible? Anger: Maddison's father Craig said that the husky called Zeus should be destroyed after it mauled his daughter Attack: Maddison was forced to undergo a two-hour operation after being mauled by her grandparents' pet Fitness trainer Mr Sellwood, 41, has told Craig there is 'no point' in putting the dog down now. Craig said: 'He has told me and my partner that now the attack has happened there is no point in killing his pet. But it is totally absurd. The husky could have killed Maddison. On the night of the attack last Saturday Maddison was staying with her grandmother. Craig and his partner, Cerys Shirley, 24, had left her with their son David, four, and his brotherâ€™s children to stay the night. Craig added: 'When we got the call about what had happened it was horrible. Cerys is devastated - it seems utterly unfair that no one is responsible for this in the eyes of the law. More than 6,400 people a year are admitted into British hospitals for micro-surgery to life-changing injuries caused by dogs. One in six victims is under 10. Mr Sellwood said: 'Craig wasnâ€™t even here when it happened, whatever he says is just hearsay. Apart from that, Iâ€™ve got nothing else to say. Attack: This is Zeus, the husky which mauled Maddison Green last weekend, just days before Christmas Family row: Maddison's grandmother's partner has refused to have his beloved pet put down despite the attack Proud: Dave Sellwood, 41, who is Maddison's grandmother's partner holds her hours after she was born in 2010