Haviland Bay dog seriously injured by arrow

A Haviland Bay woman is distraught after her dog was seriously wounded Monday morning.

Tina Fascina told SooToday she was taking Remington, her German Shorthaired Pointer, for his daily morning walk in Haviland Bay around 8 a.m.

Remington wandered off and returned to Fascina less than five minutes later, having been shot with an arrow.

Whoever shot Remington had cut off the tip of the arrow.

OPP have been called in to investigate.

"He's like my son," sobbed Fascina, speaking to SooToday.

Fascina took Remington, who is 15 months old, to a Sault veterinarian.

The local vet could not provide the needed treatment for the serious injury.

Fascina, accompanied by her husband, is taking Remington by car to the Michigan State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Lansing, Michigan for proper treatment of his injuries.

"We have Remington on intravenous painkillers, we're about three hours away from there (Lansing)," Fascina told SooToday when reached by cellphone at 1 p.m.

It is not known if the shooting was accidental or malicious.

No one has come forward regarding the shooting.

(PHOTO: Remington, a Haviland Bay dog injured by an arrow, is on his way to emergency treatment in Lansing, Michigan.  Photo supplied by Lee and Bill Marcoux)