Rescue Dog Defies the Odds and Now Needs a Loving Family

Max, a 2-year-old Labrador/Rottweiler mix, was recently taken outside his family home, shot twice in the face with a shotgun, and left to die. The person who inflicted this horrible act of cruelty? The very person Max looked to for food, affection, and care. Thankfully, Max was seen, rescued and is recovering. What we know about the event reveals how rash overreactions can lead to pain, suffering, and punishment. Max and the Shooter’s Three-Year-Old Daughter Cody Deel is 28 years old and lives in Ripley, which is located in Jackson County, West Virginia. While he was away from home Max and Deel’s three-year-old daughter were involved in an altercation. According to reports, Max had gotten into the garbage and the child attempted to take a piece of it away from the dog. During this struggle, Max bit the child. Court records said the child appeared to have a small puncture wound to the underside of her left arm, a bruise, abrasions on the upper side of her left arm, and an abrasion on her upper chest. The child was taken to the emergency room but is expected to be okay. Deel Came Home and Reacted Immediately Cody Deel was not home when his daughter and Max struggled over snatched gar...