Blue Mountains dog attack: Two rottweilers seized after biting toddler

A TODDLER suffered serious facial wounds when mauled by two rottweilers in the backyard of a Blue Mountains home as her family visited friends.

A TODDLER suffered serious facial wounds when mauled by two rottweilers in the backyard of a Blue Mountains home as her family visited friends.

Paramedics worked on the three-year-old girl for an hour at the home in Hazelbrook about 2.45pm on Thursday, before she was taken to The Children’s Hospital at Westmead.

Her condition was improving and she was in a stable condition today.

A three-year-old has been attacked by two rottweilers in Hazelbrook in the Blue Mountains. Picture: Top Notch Video

Police attend the scene of the attack in Hazelbrook. Picture: Top Notch Video

One neighbour said she had reported the two dogs to the Blue Mountains City Council weeks ago after an attack on a labrador in the area.

But rangers, who today seized the dogs, had apparently been unable to find the canines when the complaint was made.

Scarlet Johnson said she heard the Labrador being attacked in the house behind hers and rangers told her they couldn’t find the dogs.

“It was quite alarming when I heard it attacking the dog,” she said.

“The scream the dog was making was bloodcurdling — all the doors were closed, but I could hear it some way away from my house.

“It was very distressing.”