Three dogs have been seized by a Queensland council after mauling a small dog to death and injuring its owner.
According to a Queensland Ambulance spokesperson, paramedics were called to a Gold Coast address just after 7am on Monday morning to reports of a "dog bite".
Logan woman Kelly Farr said her mother, well-known Aboriginal artist Cynthia Farr, had been walking her two dogs Heidi-Ho and Jacko on their usual route at Labrador when they were approached by a bull-mastiff and two greyhounds.
According to Ms Farr, the dogs attacked Heidi-Ho and didn't stop until she wasn't moving, despite her mother doing everything she could to intervene.
"Heidi-Ho's absolutely tiny," Ms Farr said.
"She just recently turned nine … and Mum bought her a stroller because Heidi-Ho couldn't walk properly, so she'd been walking in the stroller for a few weeks now.
Ms Farr said there was blood everywhere.
"Mum walked home with Heidi-Ho in the stroller," she said.
"Luckily, her other dog, Jacko, managed to get out of his collar and escaped. He ran home."
Ms Farr said the three dogs were not wearing collars, and her mother did not recognise them from the neighbourhood, having lived in the area for 25 years.
She said her mother required stitches in her arms and legs and was devastated by what had happened.
The Queensland Ambulance Service confirmed they treated Ms Farr for "abrasions" to her arms and legs.
Queensland Police and the Gold Coast City Council also attended the scene.
A Gold Coast City Council spokesperson said all three dogs were seized.
"The city is aware of a dog attack that occurred at Labrador this morning," the spokesperson said.
"None of the dogs have been previously declared dangerous."
The spokesperson said no decision regarding the future of the dogs had been made yet.
In a post to her social media page this morning, Cynthia Farr said she was heartbroken by the sudden loss of her beloved pet.
"All my injuries (pictured) from the dog attack and covered in blood, my poor Heidi-Ho is gone," she said.
"I fought hard to save her.
"My heart is broken, my little girl is gone, my baby, I want her back, I need her.
"RIP my Heidi-Ho, I am sorry I could not save you from the Bull Mastiff that ended your life, I am gutted."
Ms Farr said her mother had decided to bury Heid-Ho in her garden at home and plant a lime tree in her memory.
Ms Farr said she was pleased the dogs had been seized.
"Luckily, it wasn't a baby or a child in the stroller," Ms Farr said.
"The owner's need to be held responsible. It's the owners, not the breed."
