Door-to-door inquiries have been carried out after a toddler was hospitalised following an Angus dog attack.
The attack by the black Staffordshire bull terrier happened around 1pm on Tuesday at the junction of Glamis Road and South Street in Kirriemuir.
The boy’s mum took the injured 23-month-old to Kirriemuir Health Centre at Tannage Brae where staff phoned 999.
The boy was taken by ambulance to Ninewells Hospital to receive treatment for what was believed to be superficial facial injuries and was detained overnight.
Police said officers are keen to trace a woman in her 20s with light brown/blonde hair who was wearing a red top and is believed to be the dog’s owner.
Ian Robb, of Angus Dogs Rescue, described the incident as “shocking” but said these incidents are becoming rarer in Angus.
He said: “Sometimes, it is not the dogs who are fault but the owner.Dogs can become jealous around babies or can sometimes think they are in distress.”
Last September a man was bitten by a German shepherd dog at Kirriemuir Hill.
A police spokeswoman said: “Anyone with any information that may be useful should contact Police Scotland, Tayside Division on 101, or any police officer.
“Alternatively information can be passed anonymously via the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”
Earlier this year it emerged that animal attacks had resulted in more than 2,000visits by injured people to A&E departments in Tayside over the last five years.
Of these, nearly 200 involved babies,toddlers and small children.
Being bitten or injured by a dog was the most common type of animal attack, closely followed by other mammals and non-venomous insects and spiders.