Bishop was shot in the leg. Why? Because he was starving and looking for food in someone's yard. He was roaming the area in Texas for a few weeks, looking for food, and no one had helped him. The wonderful lady who witnessed the person shoot him brought him back to her home. She tried her best to take care of his wound on her own. It appeared to have healed from the outside, but unfortunately, it didn’t heal on the inside, so he couldn't use his leg. It was left dangling and useless. At this point his finder asked for our help, and we took him in. The vet said his bone was shattered, and he was in a great deal of pain. But the good news was that the vet thought he would have a good chance of healing the injury and walking again, so she splinted his leg. On his next vet visit, he got X-rays again, and we were so happy to see that the shattered bones connected on one side of the leg and are looking good. However, on the other side of the leg the bones have not fused yet, so the vet said he needs to rest and limit his activity. That's not been so easy for young Bishop. But we are all doing everything possible to save his leg and give our boy the best life possible.

11/20/24 Update. And what a HAPPY update it is!!! Bishop was cleared to have his splint removed and oh boy is he loving life! He's had such an incredible journey to get to this point. He has been cleared by the vet and is more than ready find his forever home. Please give this good boy a second chance at life, and let him know that all people aren't awful like that despicable person that shot him. As you can see from the new pictures posted, he is happily moving around and using all 4 legs. His injured leg may be slightly shorter than the others and he might always have a tiny limp, but that certainly isn't stopping him from living life to the fullest now!  You can just tell from his recent pictures that he looks like he's smiling.  He loves everyone - including other dogs, cats, and people. He never gave up on people even after all he's been through.  He is a perfect boy with so much love and happiness to share.  He is very playful.  Everyone who meets him loves him.

He is estimated to be about 2 years old and weighs 56 pounds. He is vaccinated, neutered, and microchipped (with lifetime registration). The only thing he still needs is a family.  Bishop is currently in Texas but, if adopted, will be transported to NJ. Please consider giving him his happy ever after!

To view more videos of Bishop, please check out his YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmB5-2QLmiJM340TrYmxCctblMrm6EG8O

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