Dog found with gunshot wounds to face dies

SUDBURY, ONT. - Buddy, the German Shepherd that was shot twice in the face with a shotgun, has died.

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Buddy was found Tuesday afternoon lying on the side of a road in St. Charles with massive shotgun wounds to his face and neck.

The dog, assumed to be about four years old and obviously well cared for before being shot, was taken to Walden Animal Hospital in Lively, Ont., where he was in surgery for about an 90 minutes. More than 50 pellets were removed from his body.

Buddy was scheduled to undergo more surgery Friday, to remove four teeth that were shattered by the gunshots.

Dr. Rod Jouppi, a Walden Animal Hospital veterinarian, said Buddy died unexpectedly around 2 p.m. of heart complications.

http://www.torontosun.com/2012/03/09/dog-found-with-gunshot-wounds-to-face-dies