SAN FRANCISCO -- An 8-month-old boy was taken to a hospital after being bitten by his family's dog in San Francisco's North of Panhandle neighborhood Wednesday morning, police and fire officials said.
The dog bite was reported at 8:02 a.m. at a home in the 800 block of Masonic Avenue and the infant was taken to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, police spokesman Officer Albie Esparza said.
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The dog bit the infant on the head or face, but the injuries are not considered life-threatening, fire spokeswoman Mindy Talmadge said.
The dog, a mastiff mix, is being quarantined for 10 days, as is standard procedure after a dog bite, Esparza said.
He said the department's vicious and dangerous dog unit was notified of the incident, as were Child Protective Services and San Francisco Animal Care and Control.