AUSTRALIA -- A Champion Kelpie should be destroyed after it allegedly attacked a six-year-old girl, according to her father.
Mack - a lauded working dog that has won numerous events at the Casterton Kelpie Festival - is believed to have left the schoolgirl with severe facial wounds requiring hundreds of stitches, micro and plastic surgery and the need for ongoing dental work.
Victoria Police confirmed the incident happened on June 22 on private property at Balliang East, near Bacchus Marsh.
Moorabool Shire Council is tasked with investigating the incident because it occurred on a private residence.
It is believed no one witnessed the attack.
The girl's father, Trevor, said he did not hold the owners responsible for the attack, but believed the dog should be destroyed to prevent future similar incidents.
He said the girl had grown up around the dog.
"We don't know what made the dog switch, but something like this should not be able to happen again," he said.
Council chief executive Rob Croxford said rangers were investigating the incident and "liaising with all parties involved, including seeking legal advice".
(Weekly Times Now - July 30, 2013)
