Dog Who Survived Freezer, Bullet, at Home ................
April 28, 2003
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 11:14 p.m. ET
CLEARLAKE, Calif. (AP) -- Dosha, the dog who survived being
hit by a car, shot in the head, and thrown in a freezer,
can go home soon.
The tenacious canine was given a clean bill of health by
her veterinarian on Monday. She will be allowed to move
back in with her owner, Louetta Mallard, as soon as a
better fence is erected to keep her from escaping from
Mallard's yard, according to Debra Sally, the owner of the
Clearlake Veterinary Clinic.
Dosha has been at the clinic since April 15, when she
escaped from her yard and was hit by a car. A policeman
shot her because he said she was in pain. She was taken to
an animal shelter and put in a freezer for disposal, but
about two hours later, a worker at the center opened the
freezer to find Dosha standing up in a plastic bag.
Dosha's head was x-rayed Monday to check her right ear,
which Sally feared had been damaged by the bullet.
``Everything looked OK,'' she said.
Local animal welfare
groups have raised enough money to cover Dosha's medical
expenses, Sally said.
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