‘It’s time to show who I am now’: Texas student whose face was ripped off by two rescue dogs reveals injuries

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. "I didn't ask for this, so I think that it's time to show who I am now and I can't be scared of it," Ms Durand said in an interview with CBS News that aired on Wednesday. open image in gallery Jacqueline Durand, 22, is pictured before she had most of her face torn off by two rescue dogs last year 'I thought I was going to die' Ms Durand, who is a student at the University of Texas at Dallas, had seven years' experience dogsitting when she was asked by Justin and Ashley Bishop to look after their two rescue dogs Bender, a boxer and pit bull mix, and Lucy, a German Shepherd mix. With other dogs, Ms Durand said, there had never been any change in their behaviour between her first "meet and greet" and the first time she visited their house. However, Ms Durand is suing the family for negligence, and her lawyer has pointed to a sign allegedly hung on their door that read: "Crazy dogs.