A teenager had his ear bitten off when he was attacked by two
American Staffordshire terriers while walking his dog in
Sydney's south west yesterday afternoon.  The 19-year-old was
walking along Lehn Road, East Hills, about 3.20pm, when the dogs
ran towards him.  When the teenager tried to save his own dog,
the terriers began mauling his legs and he fell to the ground,
police said.  Police said the two dogs then began biting his
head and tore off his left ear.  Neighbours came to help the
teenager, and the dogs ran away.  The teenager's ear was found
and surgeons at Liverpool Hospital worked to reattach it, but a
spokeswoman for the hospital could not confirm whether the
operation was successful.  He was in a stable condition this
morning.  The two dogs have been seized and their owner is
assisting police.  Police originally said the dogs were pit bull
terriers, but have since been given updated information on the
breed.  Inspector David Firth, from Bankstown police, said
police believed the dogs escaped from