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Two women were seriously injured Tuesday morning after being attacked by a pit bull-type dog in the Lanaudière region.

The dog attacked its owner and another woman in a house in the town of Ste-Béatrix, said Sgt. Eloïse Cossette of the Sûreté du Québec.

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The two women, 31 and 73, were bitten several times on the arm. One might have to have her arm amputated.

A second dog, described as a mixed breed Australian shepherd, was is the house, but police aren’t sure whether it attacked the women as well.

The women were taken to a hospital to be treated for their injuries. The two dogs have been taken to an animal services centre.

There were other people in the home at the time of the attack, but they were not injured.

The SQ is investigating what, if anything, provoked the attack.