A man has been hospitalised after being mauled by a dog in the Gold Coast Hinterland.

Paramedics were called to a home in Canungra around 8.15pm on Wednesday following reports of the attack.

Upon arrival, they found a man in his 50s suffering significant wounds to his hand and leg.

He was treated at the scene before being taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.

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