Angry dog
The Beerwah girl is in a stable condition in Nambour Hospital after being bitten by her family's pet dog at their home just after 7:30am (AEST).
The attack left her with a six centimetre wound on her chest and the great dane-neapolitan cross has been surrendered to council to be destroyed.
Council's Shanagh Jacobs said people could not be too careful around dogs.
"People do need to be aware that while dogs can be a loving member of the family, they still are animals so they can act unpredictably," she said.
"So you should monitor children when they're interacting, even if it is the family pet and it's well known to you because dogs can get scared or they can be hurt by something that they aren't used to and ... that's how they lash out."
She said the council would not be investigating the attack.
"Because it happened on a private property and with a family pet, the family have contacted council to ask us to take the animal away because they've got other family ... they've got other children in the household, so council has respected that," she said.
"They've actually been quite responsible pet owners.
"Their containment and everything was quite excellent. It was just an unfortunate incident with a family pet."
With so many Dogs attacking their owners as of late, Most of them have been Pit Bulls, but a few other breeds are now showing signs. I have my theories about why this is happening, I would love to know what the C's have to say about this.