Parsonsburg woman wins appeal, gets dog back from Wicomico Co.

Bruiser, a dog that was taken away by the Wicomico County Humane Society and scheduled to be euthanized is now back in the hands of its owner, Dawn O’Connell.  
 
Bruiser was originally taken away after he had attacked another one of O’Connell’s dogs and deemed dangerous by the county health department. 

O’Connell appealed the county’s decision on the grounds that county code precludes the county’s right to deem a dog dangerous if the injury sustained by another animal happens on the owner’s property, let alone euthanize the animal. 

O’Connell won the appeal this week and Bruiser is now back in her arms. 

“He’s amazing, he’s such a sweet boy and I’m so excited…I’m so excited to have him home,” O’Connell said.

Next week Bruiser will move in with a family friend to ensure that he and the other dog he fought with,  don’t fight again.

Jen Campbell, the family friend said she can’t wait to take Bruiser in.

“He’s responding well to me and I’m responding well to him, I can’t wait to get him home  we’re going to go hiking, we’re going to have lots of fun together,” Campbell said.

Now O’Connell is working to pay for the hospital bill of the dog that Bruiser attacked.   She said that dog, Shiloh, has recovered but she still needs help paying the bill.

 A link to her gofundme page can be found here.