A pitbull dog has been seized from a Jonathan Street property after a dog ranger was bitten during a visit to the dog owner's home.

Three police cars arrived at the Brookfield house on Monday to assist a dog ranger who sustained a minor bite to the hand.

Police were called to the Brookfield home where a dog ranger was bitten.

Tauranga City Council animal services team leader Brent Lincoln says the man was bitten by the two-year-old pitbull. He did not receive medical treatment at the scene.

'The guy went there to investigate a complaint and other things came to light at the time. I guess that's why the dog was seized, it wasn't seized for actually barking,” says Brent.

Neighbours at the scene say the dog is young, hasn't been at the address long and still cries when left outside. Since the SPCA visited last week there have been no problems, says the neighbour.

SPCA inspector Jason Blair confirmed to SunLive that he visited the young pit bull dog last week over a small issue. He could not say what the issue was.

Brent says animal services are still investigating the dog and need to talk to the dog owner.

'Once that part's concluded the dog will more than likely be returned home to the owner. What'll happen is the owner will be spoken to by one of our guys, then as a result of that and any other information we have, we will make a decision in relation to what action we take in relation to it - that varies between a warning or a fine basically.”