(Parker County, Tx) – A 7-year-old Parker County boy is still recovering after being mauled by a dog last week after getting off his school bus.

According to the Parker County Sheriff’s Office, a neighbor discovered another neighbor’s dog attacking little Conner Landers in the street in front of her home on Lynock Lane, near Reno.  The dog, described as a brown and black brindle boxer/bullmastiff mixed-breed, was said to have escaped his fenced yard and attacked Conner for unknown reasons.

The woman attempted to stop the attack, but the dog went toward her.  Witnesses reported that the dog dragged the boy down the street and a witness began hitting the dog with a stick, freeing the boy, according to the Sheriff’s Office.  The boy was taken to a Fort Worth hospital and treated for numerous lacerations to his face and arms, multiple bruises and puncture wounds on his scalp and neck.

Parker County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control has set up a fundraising effort to help the family with medical expenses.  Investigators say the dog that attacked Conner was routinely quarantined and was humanely euthanized last week due to the severity of the attack.

The dog owner, identified as 49 year old Patti Jean Bell-Neveling was arrested Monday on a charge of attack by dog resulting in serious bodily injury.