Two-year-old Valenica Newton was attacked by this pittbull named Dodge in March.

The aftermath of what she went through is unbearable. Dodge mauled her throat and neck.

She was taken to Shands Hospital in Gainsville and is now back at home recovering.

"This morning as a result by the order of the special magistrate of the city of Callaway dodge was put down," Jim Crosby, Bay Co. Animal Control Director said.

Kayla Nowlin, Valenica's babysitter at the time of the attack, was arrested and is facing a felony count of child neglect causing great bodily harm.

Nowlin told authorities she set the child down in the front yard and turned her head. And that's when dodge attacked. We tried to contact dodge's owners but they declined to comment.

Valencia's grandmother Deborah, who didn't want her face shown on camera, is glad this is finally over.

" I was elated. I was very happy about it and I called my daughter and let her know about it and I'm just glad it's finally over," Stephens said.

Employees at animal control say they hate to put any animal down but in this case they had to follow the letter of the law.

"That's one of the reasons we went through the whole court issue to make sure that his owners had every opportunity to live up to the requirements of having a dog," Crosby said.

It's an end to a month-long battle, that's ending in heartache for both sides.

According to Valerie Lovett, PIO of Bay County, "Dodge had one documented minor attack prior to attacking Valencia Newton. The attack on Newton gave Dodge the label of a 'dangerous dog', which in his case, required him to be euthanized."