Police have seized a family dog after the sudden death of a baby at a home in south Wales in the UK.
Officers are understood to have taken the animal away after they were called to the property in Pontyberem, Carmarthenshire, at around 8:30am on Tuesday.
A spokesman for Dyfed Powys Police said "A police investigation is under way following the sudden death of an infant at a property in Pontyberem. Inquiries are still at an early stage with the call being received shortly before 8:30am".
"As part of inquiries the family dog has been seized" he added.
Officers have confirmed an Alaskan Malamute was taken from the property,. which is similar to a Husky.
It is not a banned breed.
Pontyberem has been described as a very small, close knit, village.
Alaskan Malamutes were originally bred as sled dogs for work in the Arctic, but are now popular as family pets.
The Alaskan Malamute Club of the United Kingdom describes the breed as a "affectionate, friendly, loyal, devoted companion" on its website.
An ideal Alaskan Malamute is "heavily boned, powerfully built", it says.
