Wounded dog takes himself to New Mexico emergency room

When the automatic doors opened at the San Juan Regional Medical Center, in walked a German Shepherd mix with blood on his nose and paw, and a small puncture wound on one of his rear legs.

Farmington, New Mexico--Even though the dog didn't look healthy. But the source of blood couldn't be found and the dog didn't seem to have been hit by a car. Animal control was called around 9 p.m. Saturday night. When Robin Loev, animal control officer and park ranger responded to the call she said, "The irony of the situation is the dog wasn't doing well. He was drooling and appeared to be sick. The patients were giving him a cup of water when I showed up." The dog didn't need veterinary care. The dog was taken to the Farmington Animal Shelter, where he was vaccinated. Patrick Jake who works at the shelter said the dog was doing fine and his injury was minor. It was believed that he had been bitten by another dog. At the time they did not know who the owner was and if the owner couldn't be found the dog would be put up for adoption on March 17. The dog was well behaved and had been neutered. It had a collar but there were no tags on it. Loev said, "He seems very intelligent, very smart and calm and looking like he needed help. I guess he went to the right place." The dogs owner saw a picture of his dog, Scottie, in the Daily Times and now Scottie is back home with his family. Randy Juckes said Scott disappeared March 7. Juckes said when he went to claim his dog, "We're going to have to pay to bail him out." Jukes said he was shocked that Scottie left the yard as he normally stays close to his home. He said another dog had knocked the gate open. Pictures of the dog and his family can be found here.