Three Sangli sisters are suffering from a rare genetic disorder referred to as werewolf disease – whereby they are completely covered from head to toe in thick hair.

Named Savita, 23, Monisha, 18, and 16-year-old Savitri Sangli, the girls live in a village near Pune, they were passed down the hypertrichosis universalis disorder from their dad.

Hypertrichosis universalis is a unusual genetic mutation, in which cells that normally switch off hair growth in uncommon areas, for example the eyelids and forehead, are left turned on.

Unfortunately the girls have excessive hair growth on their faces, which affects their eyebrows, nose and portrays them a beard.

The sisters partake in hair removal cream to keep their condition under wraps on a very temporary basis.

The cost of a laser surgery is around Rs 3,50,000, but the family is not wealthy enough to afford the specialised treatment.

The girl's mother Anita Sambhaji Raut has six daughters in total with three of them living with werewolf syndrome.

The dog, and it's owner and the rescue firefighter involved in the Smith Reservoir rescue Tuesday afternoon were recording in the 9News studios with Dyer for a follow up report on the dramatic rescue, according to The Denver Post. In the clip below, Dyer is seen kneeling on the floor petting the dog's neck and getting close to it's face (big mistake), when suddenly Max, perhaps still traumatized from the rescue, bares his teeth, lunges and bites Dyer's face.

On the 9News Facebook page, viewers reacted to the bite with sympathy for Dyer's injury. Some expressed that it might have been too early to put the dog on television or that perhaps Dyer may have been too close to the dog's face and that his "reaction was out of trauma."

The 85-pound Argentine Mastiff is lucky to be alive after being rescued from the freezing cold waters of Smith Reservoir, Tuesday afternoon.