OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- A 1-year-old child was bitten in the face by a family pet over the weekend.

Overland Park police said the child was in the family's back yard near West 119th and Grant streets when the family's black Labrador retriever bit him, injuring his eyelid.

Neighbors told KCTV5 News the dog has never been a problem before this.

"I don't expect that out of a lab. I know labs, I know dogs; absolutely not. He's always been a friendly dog, always came on command, if he ever called the dog. So I'm just totally shocked," said neighbor Joyce Hill.

The child was released from the hospital. No permanent damage was done to his eye.

The dog is being held by Animal Control until an investigation is complete.