The attack happened shortly after 6 p.m.A sign outside the home where a neighbour said the attack happened warns of guard dogs on duty. Police said the deceased was the dog's owner, and the attack happened in her home near the hamlet of Langdon. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and the toddler was transported to the Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary. "With any dog bite in Alberta if the dog isn't euthanized right away, typically the dog will be quarantined … and that's to monitor the dog for afflictions such as rabies," said Staff Sgt. The dog attack happened at the victim's home, near the hamlet of Langdon, Alta.

Source: CBC News September 16, 2018 14:01 UTC