Nine-Month-Old Boy Being Treated After Being Bitten Wednesday By The Family Dog

A nine-month-old infant is recovering at Phoenix Children’s Hospital after he was bitten by the family dog Wednesday afternoon in Prescott Valley. Police were called to the 79-hundred block of Talking Iron Lane at around 4 p.m. When they arrived they found the little boy was seriously bitten by the dog. Authorities say the infant was being watched by his mother when the incident took place. The mother quickly intervened and the boy was taken to Yavapai Regional Medical Center and then flown to Phoenix Children’s Hospital. He is in stable condition. The incident is under investigation.