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A Halls Creek man has undergone emergency surgery in Perth to stitch back on his nose - ripped off by dogs.
But it wasn't just a man being attacked by dogs - police will allege the two dogs were set onto the man during a brawl with the animals' owner in a Halls Creek caravan park.
It will be alleged the 48-year-old victim had been fighting with the owner of the pit bull cross dogs at about 9pm on Sunday.
Police believe the man fell over and the 41-year-old owner of the dogs Andrew James Hoodles allegedly held him down and set the dogs on him.
One of the dogs ripped the man's nose off as they both attacked.
The victim also suffered extensive facial lacerations.
He was rushed to Halls Creek Hospital and treated whilst the Royal Flying Doctor was called in to transfer him to Perth for surgery.
Hoodles appeared in Halls Creek Court on Tuesday, charged with causing grievous bodily harm.
He was remanded in custody to appear in the Broome Magistrate's Court on Monday.
Halls Creek Shire rangers seized the two dogs and are holding them pending a court order.
The attack followed closely on the heels of a road-rage incident in Perth during which a motorist was attacked by another driver's pit bull terrier.
In that attack the victim lost part of his ear.
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