Wednesday at 3 p.m., emergency personnel were dispatched to a home on Flavel Crescent in the South Australian town of Jervois after receiving allegations that a man had been assaulted by a dog.
According to witnesses, the man in his forties was attempting to separate two fighting dogs when his own dog attacked him.
The man was airlifted 100 kilometers to Adelaide’s Flinders Medical Centre and will undergo emergency surgery on Thursday.
With non-life-threatening injuries, he was initially transported to the nearby Murray Bridge Hospital, but he had to be evacuated to Adelaide.
According to the police, they were compelled to shoot the dog to end the attack.
The dog was euthanized at the council’s request, according to a police official.
Dobermans are medium to large-sized, musculous dogs with exceptional speed and agility.
Male Dobermans can reach a maximum height of 70cm and a maximum weight of 40kg, while females reach a maximum height of 65cm and a maximum weight of 35kg.
In the nineteenth century, a German tax collector initially raised Dobermans to be fearsome guard dogs.
However, their temperament has evolved through time, and they are now regarded as good companions if trained properly.
According to a research by canine psychologist Stanley Coren, they are the fifth smartest dog, behind the Border Collie, the Poodle, the German Shepherd, and the Golden Retriever.