Brisbane dog attack in Algester as mastiffs savage toddler and grandmother Dina Puc

A hero grandma saved her toddler granddaughter from being savaged by the family’s own pet dogs – which apparently ‘don’t like children’. 

The two dogs turned on the little girl as they were being fed in the backyard of her grandparents’ home in Springwater Place, Algester, in Brisbane’s south around 7pm on Thursday.

As the dogs ripped at the child’s face, horrified Dina Puc, 63, threw herself between the dogs and the youngster – but they then launched their attack on her.

Ms Puc is now said to be in a critical condition and going in for further surgery after medics battled to save her life on Friday.

The toddler, aged about three, suffered serious face, neck and chest wounds and required extensive stitches.

‘The dogs don’t really like kids,’ shattered grandfather Robert Puc admitted to Daily Mail Australia on Friday.

The toddler, aged about three who Daily Mail Australia has elected not to name, suffered serious face, neck and chest wounds needing extensive stitches

‘They were my own dogs.

‘The last couple of weeks, my granddaughter has been with me when I’ve been feeding them but last night one of the dogs got on her and just attacked her.

‘My wife jumped out and just covered her, lying on top of her whole body to protect her from the dogs, but they just latched onto her instead.’

He added: ‘They know my wife of course but they couldn’t really see in the dark – it’s not great light there.

‘When she was facedown, the dogs had got no idea who she was.’

A neighbour reported seeing the family walking two ‘very big dogs’ she believed were bull mastiffs (pictured) and which came up to waist-high 

A neighbour who tried to intervene was also injured when he fell from a wall as he threw sticks and wood at the dogs to get them to stop. 

Mr Puc revealed how he then battled to try to drag the dogs off and save his wife and granddaughter from the blood-crazed attack – but they were too strong for him.

‘I was out there pulling at them,’ he told Daily Mail Australia. ‘But they were too powerful. It was horrific.

‘My wife saved my granddaughter. She’s going to be okay – she’s going to need some stitches.

‘But my wife is not in a good way. It’s very serious. She just went into surgery again today.’

Two dogs turned on the little girl as they were being fed in the backyard of her grandparents’ home in Springwater Place, Algester, in Brisbane’s south around 7pm

The incident was not reported to police but Queensland Ambulance Service said critical care paramedics treated the injured in the wake of the attack.

‘A female toddler was transported to the Queensland Children’s Hospital in a serious condition with chest, neck and facial injuries,’ said a spokesman.

‘A female in her 60s was transported to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a serious but stable condition with a significant head injury and neck pain. 

‘A critical care paramedic and an officer from the High Acuity Response Unit were onboard for transport.’

They added:  ‘A male in his 60s was transported to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a stable condition with back pain after he fell 1.5m from a retaining wall. 

‘This patient did not sustain any dog bites.’

On overhead view showing the backyard of the Puc property (centre) where the savage dog attack took place

The dogs have since been captured by Brisbane City Council rangers and are now impounded pending a decision on their future.

Their breed is not yet known, but a neighbour reported seeing the family walking two ‘very big dogs’ she believed were mastiffs and which came up to their owner’s waist.

A spokesman told Daily Mail Australia: ‘Council attended an address in Algester on Thursday evening and seized two dogs from a private property.

‘Animal attacks are taken incredibly seriously and these animals are at council’s animal centre while investigations into this incident continue.’