Police said the woman was seriously injured in the dog attack

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB/Gray News) – A woman in Georgia is in critical condition after being attacked by her neighbor’s dog, according to authorities.

According to a police report, the attack took place on Maryland Drive in Albany around 4:08 p.m. Sunday.

The victim was identified as Elizabeth Warrener. Warrener was reportedly feeding his cats in his backyard at the time of the attack. The neighbor’s dog, reportedly brown and white, attacked him while he was in his backyard.

The dog’s owners were also bitten on Saturday, Albany Police Chief Michael Persley said at a news conference Monday. He also said the dog was a pitbull.

When officers arrived at the scene of the attack, Warrener was taken to the hospital’s emergency room by emergency services. An animal control officer was also notified of the attack.

An officer with the Albany Police Department contacted the victim’s husband, John Warrener, and said he was inside the home at the time of the attack.

He told police that when Elizabeth Warrener entered the house after the attack, her “face was peeled and bitten, her arm was broken and she was bleeding profusely.”

The officer said in his report that he saw a large amount of blood all over the property and saw a brown and white dog in the backyard of a neighbor’s home on Baldwin Drive.

Officers then went to the emergency room to speak with the victim. Officers said the woman had severe injuries to her arms, neck and face.

The doctor said the woman was injured as follows:

A broken right arm
There were wounds on his neck
He has wounds on his face and teeth
His left ear was partially bitten off

Elizabeth Warrener told officers she tried to fight back during the attack, but the dog continued to attack her. He said the dog usually barked, but the dog came directly towards him and attacked him.

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