Lucky’s Shocking X-Rays Have Vets Asking ‘How Is He Even Alive?’

Most of us have seen the joke poster about the missing dog named “Lucky.”

If you haven’t, here you go:

The joke is obvious, right?

However, an Arizona coonhound named “Lucky” absolutely deserves the name!

If he could talk, there’s no question that Lucky the Coonhound would have quite the story to tell. But as he can’t talk, we’ll do it for him…

The blessed dog was found a few weeks ago by a Border Patrol agent; the poor creature had been left for dead in a ditch in a rural stretch of desert near the Mexican border, with a big wound on his head.

The dog was taken to a shelter in Bisbee, where a traveling vet took x-rays and discovered the mark on his head was actually a bullet hole!

The slug had passed between the dog’s eyes and lodged in his jaw, according to a spokesman with the Arizona Animal Welfare League.

“It was a big 9mm and he had been shot between the eyes and that was the mark and it embedded itself in his jaw,” Michael Moorefield said. 

“You can feel the indentation between his eyes and it’s so unbelievable that it doesn’t affect him.”

No one has stepped up with information about how Lucky came to be left for dead in a desert ditch, but one thing is certain:

After living through the surgery to remove the bullet and fix the damage, and healing up quickly and beautifully, everyone agrees that Lucky is aptly named.

What other pup would have such amazing luck?!
Lucky has made friends everywhere he’s gone, too, with his bright eyes and wagging tail.

You can still feel a bit of indention between his eyes where the bullet damaged his skull, but otherwise, he appears unscathed.

“It’s so unbelievable that a dog that has gone through so much has this extremely uplifting personality,” said Moorefield.

If you’re interested, Lucky is up for adoption at AAWL in Phoenix. But, if you’re thinking about taking Lucky home with you, be sure your fence is escape-proof!

Lucky is described as playful, energetic, and good with children.

He is an American English Coonhound and at only 1 year and 3 months old, Lucky is barely past being a puppy and has a lot of years ahead of him!

Please be careful, Lucky, as you may not get to keep your name next time!

It’s cats that have nine lives…dogs usually only get one. 😉

Source: Inside Edition