Palm Beach County Sheriff's Deputies were called to a home in the 4700 block of Orleans Court Tuesday afternoon after a man was bitten by a dog.When they arrived, they found Rafael Lasso, 24, on the ground bleeding.MOBILE/TABLET USERS: Click here to watch reportHe was bitten multiple times and was taken to the hospital.Investigators from Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control said Lasso was walking his sister's Shar Pei and their uncle's hound mix when the dogs started fighting.They said the mix attacked Lasso when he tried to separate the dogs.According to investigators, Lasso's sister ran to get a knife so her brother could defend himself. They stabbed the dog to get him to back off.An Animal Care and Control officer eventually removed the hound mix from the home.Investigators said they had to euthanize the mix because of his injuries.Popular Video: Home Depot confirms data security breachThe Shar Pei and another dog in the home were not seriously hurt. The mix's owner, Luis Valez is visiting from Arizona. He said he had a very friendly dog. "It's a nice dog. It likes a lot of people. I don't know why it would do that," Velez said.

Palm Beach County Sheriff's Deputies were called to a home in the 4700 block of Orleans Court Tuesday afternoon after a man was bitten by a dog.

When they arrived, they found Rafael Lasso, 24, on the ground bleeding.

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He was bitten multiple times and was taken to the hospital.



Investigators from Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control said Lasso was walking his sister's Shar Pei and their uncle's hound mix when the dogs started fighting.



They said the mix attacked Lasso when he tried to separate the dogs.



According to investigators, Lasso's sister ran to get a knife so her brother could defend himself. They stabbed the dog to get him to back off.



An Animal Care and Control officer eventually removed the hound mix from the home.



Investigators said they had to euthanize the mix because of his injuries.



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The Shar Pei and another dog in the home were not seriously hurt.



The mix's owner, Luis Valez is visiting from Arizona. He said he had a very friendly dog. "It's a nice dog. It likes a lot of people. I don't know why it would do that," Velez said.