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Smoke, a pit bull puppy from Portsmouth, Virginia, isn’t even a year old. But the dog’s tender age didn’t stop her former owner from stabbing her 7 times in the neck.
Smoke, a pit bull puppy from Portsmouth, Virginia, isn’t even a year old. But the dog’s tender age didn’t stop her former owner from stabbing her 7 times in a fit of rage.
The puppy escaped her attacker by crawling under a nearby landscaping truck, where she was discovered by the vehicle’s driver, Brad Chambers.
“When I looked under the car, it looked like a sweet puppy,” Chambers told WTKR. But when Chambers picked up the puppy, he was shocked to find her profusely bleeding from the neck.
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Fortunately, Chambers isn’t just a Good Samaritan and animal lover. He’s also a former cop with a trauma kit in his vehicle.
“All you could see is pouring of blood everywhere and puncture wounds,” said Chambers, who rushed to clot the puppy’s wounds — and raced the ailing dog to the animal hospital. This man’s quick actions certainly saved the puppy’s life.
The puppy eventually underwent multiple surgeries at a veterinary hospital in North Carolina. Chambers even paid out of pocket to cover the puppy’s surgeries, which were covered by fundraising. Meanwhile, Smoke’s former owner was charged with animal cruelty.
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Now Smoke is on road to recovery, and Chambers and his fiance are planning to give this brave girl a forever home. The couple is reportedly also planning to train Smoke to become a therapy dog.
“We are overjoyed to share the news that Smoke is coming home! She is such a fighter, having to fight more than any dog should have to,” Chambers wrote in a Facebook post. “But now Smoke can look forward to just being a carefree pup!”
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