Pet Dog Shot By Burglar During Home Break-In, Canine's Leg Amputated

A pet dog’s leg had to be amputated after a burglar broke into a home in Greensboro, North Carolina, and shot the canine.

Speaking to FOX8 on Wednesday, the dog’s unnamed owner said she returned home from work on July 31 only to find blood and broken glasses.

“I just got home after work and I came in and there’s blood all over my dining room. My sliding glass door has been shattered. The glass is on the inside,” said the owner told 911.

However, the woman said she was more worried about her pet dogs.

“I don’t think at that point I was really scared for my safety. Thinking back now that was probably foolish but I was just really really scared for my dogs,” she said.

The woman then noticed that one of her pets, named Piper, was lying in a pool of blood. Though the owner initially thought the wound was from broken glass, she soon realized the canine was shot.

“I was really scared for Piper,” the owner said, adding that the dog was shot by the burglar when it tried to protect the other canines at home. The dog was seriously injured as the bullet had pierced through the chest into the leg. Piper’s leg had to be amputated.

“She’s the smartest dog I’ve ever known, ever worked with or ever had,” the owner said. The investigation was ongoing and no arrests were made as of Wednesday.

In a similar incident in Perth, Australia, earlier this month, a pet dog died after a burglar threw it over the fence during a break-in. The burglar broke into the home and tossed the eight-month-old pug over the fence. The dog’s body was found on the footpath by a neighbor a few hours after the incident.

Speaking about the incident, the dog’s owner had said, “They say a dog becomes part of the family but she was our family. She was my baby. You plan your life around your animals. You do your research and do so much to protect them and then someone comes into your house and takes them. It’s devastating.”