Dog control officers in Rangitikei want help from the public in finding how a stray dog received an "odd injury" on her back. This article contains graphic images.
While the dog, named Bonnie, is looking forward to a new life in Feilding, thanks to the support of vets and animal control in Rangitikei, it has been a rough few weeks for the 6-year-old heading dog.
She was found by a farmer near the Santoft Forest, near Beamish Rd, last week, with a perfect cut running across her back from elbow to elbow, which had opened up a huge wound on her back.
It's an odd injury and Rangitikei District Council animal control is asking the public for any information about the dog.
It took the farmer about two days to catch the dog before she was taken to Southern Rangitikei Vets in Bulls last Saturday, where Dr Becky Murphy operated on her.