K9 Obie to return to duty after being shot by suspect in Madera County

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Madera County sheriff's K9 changeable by a fishy volition instrumentality to work this play aft six agelong weeks of recovery.

Sheriff Tyson Pogue says K9 Obie volition instrumentality portion successful grooming and serving the community.

The two-year-old Dutch Shepherd's betterment included 4 weeks of regular vet visits, 3 surgeries, and an infection.

Back successful November, authorities accidental K9 Obie was chasing aft an equipped felon erstwhile helium was riddled with shotgun pellets.

Sheriff Pogue believes the fishy would person utilized the shotgun connected 1 of the deputies if K9 Obie had not been there.

The sheriff's bureau is thankful to the assemblage for the outpouring of support.

"This was a agelong roadworthy to recovery. it was highly expensive. our assemblage came together. they made cards, dropped disconnected canine treats each benignant of things. Many of them made immoderate highly generous donations to our instauration which volition spell towards supporting K9 Obie's attraction and the k9 unit," said Sheriff Pogue.

The sheriff says some deputies progressive successful the incidental and K9 Obie volition person medals.