She told local newspaper La Nacion she didn't feel much pain when she was bitten, and she doesn't believe the dog intentionally bit her.

"I do not know if I touched its hip or if it reacted like this because it is old, or it was because I hugged it and scared it," she said.

Although she's experiencing some facial inflammation and eating problems, she is recovering well.

A local vet told La Nacion the dog might have bit the teen because of its old age and the pain it was in.

The dog won't be put down following the attack.