ARDMORE, OK — A pack of vicious dogs, some of them described as predominantly dachshunds, or wiener dogs, mauled an Oklahoma woman to death last week. It's unclear what caused the dogs to attack Tracy Garcia, 52, outside her home near Ardmore on Thursday, but their owner could face charges, according to media reports.

One of the dogs was shot after charging at a Carter County deputy who responded to the attack, and the other six were euthanized at the owner's request at a local veterinary clinic, the reports said. Carter County Sheriff Chris Bryant said the incident was "just a bad deal all the way around."

"This is a bad situation, a very unfortunate situation," Bryant told television KTEN. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the victims." Original reports that the dogs that attacked Garcia were pit bulls proved not to be true, Bryant said.

The pack consisted of three females and four males ranging in age from about 1 to 3 years old. None of the dogs weighed more than 40 pounds or stood taller than knee-high. Their legs were described as shorter than an adult's hands. Six of them were thought to be a standard dachshund and terrier mix, and the other was likely a border collie mix, shelter co-director Tena Layton told The Daily Ardmoreite. The oldest of the dogs was likely the mother of the others and may have been mixed with a border collie or similar dog, Layton said.

"A predominant breed in these dogs is definitely standard dachshund," Amanda Dinwiddie, the euthanasia technician at Ardmore Animal Shelter, told television station KXII. "They have really noticeable characteristics like their knobby legs, knees, very short legged dogs and their coats."

The dogs were covered in fleas and ticks, but otherwise in good health, Dinwiddie told the television station.

"We were cleaning ticks off ourselves all day," she said. "They are very covered; you can tell they have been living out in the woods." Garcia's funeral was Tuesday. According to her obituary, she was a member of the Baptiste Family Band, which sang and played gospel music over the years. She is survived by two children, a son and a daughter, and two sisters. Her husband, Pedro, preceded her in death in 2006.