Dog shot near pond on Spencer Creek Road

Mitchell Kline

FRANKLIN — Police are investigating the shooting of a dog near Spencer Creek Road.
The dog, an Anatolian Shepherd mix, was shot near a pond, according to a police report. No one saw who pulled the trigger.

Tedd Tjornhom told police his daughters had taken two dogs to play in a pond near his home on Monday. A short time later he heard screaming and saw a friend holding one of the dogs, which had been shot in the chest.

Tjornhom’s daughters said they heard four or five shots and saw the dog, Nala, drop to the ground, then screamed for the shooting to stop, according to a report from Franklin Police Officer Kenneth Carson. The shots came from a line of trees that separate a neighborhood and a farm, police said. Officers searched the area, including a barn and out buildings, and found what appeared to be fresh tracks from an all-terrain vehicle.

A veterinarian at Animal Ark Pet Hospital, where the dog was taken, told police large caliber rounds were used in the shooting. The dog is in stable condition, according to Debby Leddy, assistant director of Williamson County Animal Control.

“I am really, really kind of shocked,” Leddy said. “I know there are so many wonderful kids, such animal lovers, it’s hard for me to fathom anyone shooting a dog.”

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Source: http://www.tennessean.com/article/20100506/NEWS03/100506013/2066/news03/Dog+shot+near+pond+on+Spencer+Creek+Road

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