A Topeka man is asking people to be on the lookout for a dangerous dog on the loose that killed his dog.

One week ago, Michael Mize was taking Buster on a walk at Hillsdale park when all of a sudden, Buster was confronted by a large dog described by animal control as possibly a Brindled Presa.

The dog was so large he was able to completely bite down on busters abdomen an began shaking him back and forth.

“It was so violent and so horrific,” said Mize. “We were just at a loss as how do you handle this situation.”

Mize and his wife rushed buster to the animal hospital, but his injuries were too severe.

Animal control said they’ve been receiving tips and are working to get the dog off the street as soon as possible.

“Part of that is looking at leads,” said Animal Control Officer Jim Tursi. “Part of it is just patrolling the area in case the dog were to get loose again, or if it is a stray and just roaming the area that hopefully we’d be able to catch it quickly.”

After the scary encounter, Mize wanted to make sure everyone in the area are aware of the dog by putting up posters about the attack in hopes of preventing what happened to buster from happening to others.

“We just want this dog found so that our kids can feel safe to go to the park again and so that we just don’t have to worry about anyone else potentially being injured,” said Mize.

Mize said his family will remember buster as protective, goofy and extremely loyal.

Animal control says that in the event of an attack, it’s always best to avoid physical contact with the dog and use verbal cues to try and scare it away.

Anyone with information related to the attack is asked to contact Animal Control at 785-368-9484.

