Only on 13: Harris County woman attacked by dog speaks with ABC13 about her recovery

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- A grandmother is now recovering after she says she was attacked by a dog in northeast Harris County over the weekend.

She spoke only with ABC13 about those terrifying moments when she said she tried to protect her grandson. It happened in a neighborhood, along Green Butte Court, near the North Lake Houston Parkway.

Shalondra Williams said while her 13-year-old grandson was putting up signs in their neighborhood, she heard him yell to get into the house. She described seeing a dog start to run toward them.

"The dog was going straight after my grandson," Williams said. "So, I lunged in front of my grandson so he wouldn't get attacked, and the dog bit me from the ankle to my knees. Me and the dog actually fought. We wrestled, and he was able to get me down on the ground, and he tried to bite me in the face."

Williams said her grandson tried to hit the dog with a stick, but that the dog then turned its attention to him. She then yelled for her grandson to jump on top of a car and for someone to call 911.

Law enforcement said when a deputy got there, he went to check on Williams sitting in her driveway.

"He yelled back to his partner to give me a tourniquet because she is bleeding real bad," Williams said.

Williams then warned the deputy that the dog was coming up behind him, and that's when the sheriff's office said the deputy shot and killed the dog.

"I had to get a shot in every puncture wound on me," Williams said.

Her bruises and scars are now a reminder of that terrifying attack. But Williams said she would do it all over again if it meant protecting her grandson.

"My main concern was my grandson," Williams said. "He was completely beating himself up mentally because he felt that he failed me, as you know, he's being a protector. Like I told him, no, he did his part. He warned me to get in."

Now, her grandson is taking care of Williams as she heals.

"This morning, he gave me breakfast, made sure I had my antibiotics before he left to go to school," Williams said.

Williams said animal control told her the dog was a Pitbull and that they believed it was a stray. She said they are still waiting to get back test results for rabies and other diseases that it might've had.