A resident on the Birdtail Sioux First Nation is heartbroken that someone in her community would shoot her dog.
Samantha Benn and her common-law partner found their German Sheppard, Millinko, distressed and lying in a puddle of blood on their deck this past weekend.
"Upon looking further, he noticed that he had a big hole under his arm and his arm was mangled. It was deformed i guess."
They took Millinko, to the Virden Animal Hospital where they discovered the bullet and ended up figuring out that someone had shot their dog.
Benn says that she doesn't think this was an accident.
"You can tell he is a dog, he cant be mistaken for a wolf or any other type of animal. And just where he was shot. You could tell that he was close to the person who had the firearm."
The veterinarians ended up having to amputate Millinko's leg.
She says if their dog was just wondering around in that person's yard, they could have handled it a different way.
"It's just sad to see that somebody had to go that route because it affected the whole family. They could've shooed him away or easily could've picked up the phone and phoned me and say, your dog is here, or something in that term because we are a small community."
They did contact the Police about what happened, but no one has been caught.
Millinko is home now and is recovering.
Benn says that he is adjusting very well to walking with only three legs.
