St. George's.

The boy suffered two puncture wounds to his right leg in the incident near the Tic-O-Matic Laundromat, Shinbone Alley.

He is believed to have been walking by himself when the dog attacked at around 7 p.m. on Saturday.

Police spokeswoman Sgt. Andrea Browne was yesterday unable to name the breed of dog. "It may be the boy did not know what type of dog was involved,'' she said.

She added the matter would be investigated by the St. George's parish constable.