"Late Saturday night, a 4-year-old boy was home with his Akita dog and some adults. For some reason the dog bit the 4-year-old in the face," said Mark Langan with the Humane Society.
Langan said he got the call at midnight. He said the boy was taken to Creighton University Medical Center.
"It was a pretty severe bite, severe lacerations and resulted in numerous sutures," said Langan.
The dog had lived with the family for years. Langan said they had to make a tough choice.
"The owner surrendered the dog to the Nebraska Humane Society, so we'll hold the dog for 10 days for rabies quarantine and then sadly, the dog will be euthanized because of its aggressive nature," he said.
Animal control officers cited the dog's owner, Kalin Sneller, for not having the animal vaccinated.
Langan said there will be no charges filed in connection with the bite itself.
"We don't know what precipitated the bite," he said. "We can't really place any fault or blame on the adults in the house, because they were there with the 4-year-old. For some reason the dog bit him."
(KETV - Jan 23, 2012)