Florida Dog Survives Being Shot In The Head During Burglary

Abcnews.go.com reports: A five-year-old dog recently survived being shot in the head during a burglary at his owner's home in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rhodesian Ridgeback named Anubis had the bullet -- which went through his skin, grazed his skull and lodged in his neck -- removed today by Dr. Andrea Smith, a veterinarian with a BluePearl emergency veterinary clinic in Clearwater, according to a BluePearl spokeswoman. "It's incredible, he's very fortunate," the spokeswoman said. "The bullet nearly missed major arteries and blood vessels."

The 150-pound dog's owner, Chris Watson, told ABC News that "Anubis has been in unusually high spirits" despite all the trauma's gone through in the past 24 hours. "Anubis has been handling the whole situation better than I am," Watson, 39, told ABC News. "He's the most friendly dog you can meet. He's like a little boy. He loves people, and he's been the highlight of the clinic here. That's what makes this all the more painful. I don't understand why anyone would want to shoot a dog like him in the head." The St. Petersburg Police Department wrote on Facebook that Watson's home had been broken into and ransacked on Monday morning and that investigators are hoping the bullet retrieved from Anubis will provide a clue to help catch the burglar still at large...