Girl, 12, and her pet dog mauled by two canines outside Melbourne school

A 12-year-old girl and her pet pooch were injured after two dogs attacked them outside a school.

A girl was rushed to hospital after she and her pet dog were mauled by two canines outside a Melbourne school.

Emergency services were called to Bellevue Dr in Berwick about 8am on Wednesday after a 12-year-old girl and her dog were attacked.

“A girl was taken to Casey Hospital in a stable condition with minor upper and lower body injuries,” a spokesperson for Ambulance Victoria told NCA NewsWire on Friday.

A young girl was attacked by a dog in Berwick. Picture: Facebook

Terrified parents and children witnessed the attack outside Berwick Fields Primary School and several tried to help.

City of Casey manager of safer communities Daniel Osborne said in a statement that an investigation was underway.

“Two dogs believed to be responsible for the attack have been seized by council officers,” he said.

It is understood those two dogs had escaped from a property, according to the Herald Sun.

The girl’s injured pet was also reportedly taken to hospital and needed an operation to treat injuries.