MELROSE, Fla. – A two-year-old boy was transported to the hospital in serious condition after being mauled by a family dog in Putnam County on Tuesday.
The attack happened Tuesday at a home on South Street in Melrose.
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According to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office incident report, the owners of a dog named “Blueberry” told deputies the toddler was playing with the dog before the toddler was attacked.
The owners said the dog growled after the toddler pulled the dog’s ears. The report stated that the boy’s mother pulled her son away from the dog, but moments later while she was not looking, her son went back over the dog and the boy was bitten in the face. According to the report, Blueberry’s owners had to pull the dog off the boy.
Officials said the toddler’s left cheek was barely attached and there were other visible injuries on the child’s chin.
One of Blueberry’s owners told a deputy that Blueberry had previously attacked other dogs but had never attacked a person until now.
Investigators said Blueberry’s owners blamed the child for what happened.
Blueberry is now being held in custody at the Putnam County Animal Control Office.
Officials said Blueberry will be euthanized as a result of the attack, but the owners are trying to prevent it.
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