Woman Recovering From Attack

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Glasshouse Mountain widow Maud Isaak recovering from attack. http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0...85-3102,00.html

AN 84-year-old woman savagely mauled by two dogs on Friday is "doing alright" as authorities decide whether to kill the remaining dog.

Glasshouse Mountain widow Maud Isaak was watering her garden when her neighbour's two dogs attacked her.

Sunshine Coast Regional Council is testing to determine the breed of the dogs, believed to be American staffordshire terriers, pitbulls or a cross of either.

Her son Humphrey Isaak said yesterday his mother declined counselling over the traumatic incident and the family was deciding whether to move her from Sunshine Coast Private Hospital.

"She's doing alright . . . bite marks on face and arms," Mr Isaak said. "I definitely don't want it (the surviving dog Choco) to return next door."

A police officer who rushed to the scene on Friday shot the other dog when it ran at police.

The dog owners have refused to speak with The Courier-Mail.

Council's response service manager Ron Thomas said American stafford- shire terriers and pitbulls were "very close breeds".

"It's a macho thing to have a dog that is so aggressive or potentially aggressive," he said.

"They've got a bite that's capable of breaking bones and inflicting serious injuries and that's why they're banned."

The dogs' owners face a maximum $15,000 fine if they are deemed indirectly responsible for the attack.