Two good candidates are vying to adopt a stray basset hound that was shot Sunday, Hillsborough County Animal Services spokeswoman Marti Ryan said today.
"He is a doll baby," Ryan said of the dog.
The hound was taken to a veterinarian for treatment after a Valrico man shot him with a .22-caliber rifle, and he is recovering, Ryan said.
Ryan said this week that the dog was in good condition considering that "he has a giant hole through the right side of his face."
James Fisher, 57, shot the dog because it kept coming into his yard, a criminal arrest affidavit states.
The dog, a male tricolored basset hound, has a broken tooth and sinus cavity damage. He tried smooching Ryan a day after coming to Animal Services, and a day after that he started wagging his tail again, she said.
"He has not the slightest bone of aggression in his body," Ryan said.
Investigators arrested Fisher at 1:54 p.m. Sunday at his home.
Fisher, 57, was charged with one count of felony animal cruelty.
His bail was set at $2,000. He has been released.
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