A 12-year-old boy has been mauled by a pet bull-mastiff cross at a family friend's home in Kenwick on Sunday night.
Nine News Perth reporter Alice Pooley said the dog's owner Katrina Haywood believed the boy woke Snowy, a two-year-old bull-mastiff cross breed, when he startled and latched onto the child's face and body, biting him repeatedly.
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Boy's face savaged by bull-mastiff cross
A distressed Kenwick dog owner will face her dog being put down after it attacked a family friend's 12-year-old son. Vision: 9 News Perth
"The dog was asleep on my bed when my friend's son came in and sat on the bed," Ms Haywood, a mother as well, said.
"He must have startled him and before I knew it he latched onto his face.
"I couldn't get him off."
The boy was rushed to Princess Margaret Hospital with severe injuries and sustained dozens of stitches. He is in a stable condition.
The bull mastiff cross was taken away from the home on Monday morning and a ranger told Ms Haywood the dog would most likely be put down after the savage attack.
"He is my best friend," Ms Haywood said.
"I don't think he should be punished for something he didn't deliberately do."
Just two weeks ago a bull mastiff cross was put down by Gosnells rangers after attacking and killing its onwer.