On Tuesday night, March 18, Mary’s husband heard Rambo whimpering at the door around 8 p.m. When he opened it, the dog shot right to his bed and was “acting strange,” Bradford said. She took a look, and saw that Rambo’s bed was covered with blood. There was a puncture wound, and the Bradfords initially though the dog got into something sharp in the backyard. But a trip to the veterinary hospital revealed that the dog had actually been shot by a BB from a pellet gun. The pellet hit Rambo, a 5-and-a-half year old Springer Spaniel, in the stomach.

While Rambo’s physical wounds are healing well, it’s the psychological impact of the incident that could cause problems. Bradford uses Rambo as a service dog because she is hearing impaired – she can’t distinguish high-pitched noises.

“The injury will heal up, but we’re having problems. He doesn’t want to go outside. I don’t know how much work we’re going to have to do with him,” said Bradford, who has owned Rambo for three years and taken him everywhere from the grocery store to the airport. “He’s my best buddy. He goes everywhere with me.”



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