The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office issued a summons Saturday night to the owner of three dogs after four children were mauled at a home in Rush.

The man, who officials did not identify, was cited for unlawful ownership of a dangerous dog, which is a misdemeanor, Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Jackie Kirby said.

As of Sunday, one of the children had been released from a local hospital while the other three underwent surgery, Kirby said.

Sheriff’s Office records show that deputies were called to 1460 North Johnson Road in Rush around 5:14 p.m. Saturday to respond to an animal complaint. The home at that address is owned by Michael Andrew Ingersoll, according to property records with the El Paso County Assessor’s Office. Colorado Secretary of State business records show that Ingersoll, a dog breeder, owns Rare Danes LLC, registered to that property on Johnson Road.

On Saturday evening, a woman and her five kids went to the home of her boss to check on his dogs and horses. The woman apparently went into a barn to check on some of the animals when she heard screaming from outside. She told the Sheriff’s Office that three Great Danes had attacked four of her children. The children were rushed to a local hospital with wounds to their heads, torsos, arms and legs. The dogs’ owner went to the emergency room Saturday to be with the woman and her children, Kirby said.

The dogs were taken into custody by the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region, spokeswoman Gretchen Pressley said. The dogs’ owner has 10 days to pay for cost of care and retrieve the dogs, at which point the Humane Society will hold the dogs until the court proceedings are over, Pressley said. If the owner does not claim the dogs, the Humane Society will assume ownership, meaning the dogs will undergo the regular screening process for adoption.

“It’s likely that they will not be adoption candidates,” said Pressley, adding that their history could keep them from being considered adoptable.

Instead, the dogs likely will be facing euthanasia or being sent to a rescue facility, she said.