Carly 09-347 [1]

Carly arrived here at her foster home yesterday with the fanfare of a rock star! There were cameramen and reporters from four TV stations that wanted to film the arrival of this little pup from Wheaton, Minnesota who was shot in the face by what determined was buckshot, or a bb gun.

Carly was obviously in rough shape when picked up by the Sisseton-Wahpeton Tribal police. However, the police dispatcher who saw Carly was so saddened by her injuries, that she went above and beyond the call of duty by bringing her to a vet and getting in touch with the rescue organization in that area, Paws for the Cause. To read more about this great rescue group, visit their website at www.pawsforthecause.webs.com [2]

Paws for the Cause contacted RAGOM and arrangements were immediately made to transport Carly to her foster home and on to the vet! Carly is now one of our newest members.

Carly went to Animal Wellness in Maple Grove yesterday who gave her a thorough exam, including x-rays. Thankfully, none of the buckshot or pellets penetrated her skull. She did have a broken jaw and some of her teeth on the right side were pushed in a different direction. She had some buckshot injuries on several different spots on her face and also had some drainage from her eyes and nose. The vet said that was to be expected after the type of injury she sustained, but nothing to worry about. Her jaw will take approximately 4-6 weeks to heal.

With everything that she had gone through over the past several days, her spirits were high! She is your typical 7-8 week old puppy. She is tiny, at only 7 pounds. She is a golden mix of some kind, but not sure what her mix is. The vet said she had a double coat, meaning she could possibly be a husky or shepherd mix. Loves to play, play, play! It was fun to watch her running through the yard with our two adult goldens and also to meet a neighbor puppy who came to welcome her to the neighborhood. Watching two puppies that young tumble through the grass is just too much fun!

After coming in the house at about 8:30 after a very long day of transport, TV, vet appointments, and new faces, Carly completely conked out on the couch. She slept soundly until about 3:30 a.m. when she let me know she was ready to get up! Thankfully, after a quick trip outside and a drink of water, it was back to bed for Carly (and me!)

We will be updating later on Carly's progress. She is just a cutie!

Carly playing outside with new friend, Audrey, after the vet saw her.