The girl was rushed to the Women’s and Children’s Hospital on Monday morning after being bitten on the nose by her family’s Blue Heeler at their home in Lobethal.

She is in a stable condition but will he kept in hospital overnight before being discharged on Tuesday.

View photos An 11-month-old girl is in hospital after she was attacked by the family dog at her home in the Adelaide Hills. Source: 7 News More

It is the state’s second dog attack in a week after a 72-year-old man was mauled by a Bullmastiff cross at Willaston, near Gawler, last Monday.

He was mauled after he fell over and landed on the dog’s female owner causing the canine to become offensive and latch onto his face and neck.

The elderly man is still recovering in hospital. His condition is serious but stable.

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