Mackay toddler mauled by dog October 27, 2013 - 6:42PM A German Shepherd has been seized by council rangers in Mackay after a three-year-old boy was mauled on Saturday night. However, a decision is yet to be made on whether or not it will be destroyed. Police said the toddler and an elderly person were attacked by the dog at a house in Grant Street in the northern Queensland city about 6.45pm. The toddler was flown to Brisbane for surgery to facial injuries sustained in the attack and remains in the Mater Children's Hospital in a stable condition. Neighbours and police rendered first aid to the boy before he was rushed to Mackay Base Hospital by ambulance. He was flown to Brisbane later that night. Mackay Regional Council spokesman Ken Furdek said council officers seized and impounded the animal but the decision on whether it would be destroyed was pending the outcome of a police investigation. "Our officers were called to the premises at about 7.30 last night and immediately impounded the German Shepherd," he said. The dog is being housed at the Mackay Pound until the police investigation is completed. The elderly person also attacked by the dog did not require hospital treatment, a Department of Community Safety spokeswoman said.