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Protecting his pack: Espa帽ola shelter dog defends family from intruder, suffers severe injuries

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Every year, thousands of animals come through Espa帽ola Humane.

Some have socks, other spots. Some may even have masks.

But any one of them could become a hero.

Pancho, a speckled rescue dog, was adopted from the shelter about eight years ago. Earlier this month, the pup defended his family from an intruder, according to a Santa Fe County Sheriff鈥檚 Office online incident report, sustaining several injuries, including a stab wound. The suspect, a juvenile, was arrested for trespassing and extreme animal cruelty, said a spokesperson for the sheriff鈥檚 office.

Tom Parker, director of medicine at the Espa帽ola Humane Clinic, said Pancho came in with a deep gash on his neck and back injuries from the struggle, wobbly and shaky from blood loss.

His jugular vein had been cut and Pancho needed to be stitched up. While in surgery, Pancho鈥檚 heart stopped, but he was revived through CPR.

But a week later, Pancho is recovering well.

鈥淭his dog is a survivor,鈥 Parker said. 鈥淗is neck wound is going to take a couple weeks to heal, but he shows every sign of coming out of it.鈥

And the dog is a model patient.

鈥淗e鈥檚 got a good attitude. Even in the midst of it all, he鈥檇 wag his tail and look at you like, 鈥楾hanks for helping me,鈥欌 Parker said.

Mattie Allen, director of communications for Espa帽ola Humane, said Pancho鈥檚 tail never stopped wagging. His tail started thumping every time he heard the words 鈥済ood boy.鈥

鈥淗e was on death鈥檚 doorstep, but never stopped wagging his tail,鈥 Allen said.

The attack happened the night of June 4 in the Santa Cruz area.

鈥淲hat we understand is an intruder broke in. He recognized that this person was dangerous and an intruder and started to protect his family,鈥 Allen said.

Although Pancho was getting kicked by the intruder, he continued to defend his family.

Unable to find vet care in Espa帽ola 鈥 none of the clinics in the city are 24/7 Parker said 鈥 the family drove to Albuquerque in search of care. Unsuccessful in Albuquerque, Pancho鈥檚 family returned to Espa帽ola and brought the pup to the clinic first thing in the morning. By opening time, there were already 30 to 40 pets scheduled for surgery, Parker said.

New Mexico struggles to attract veterinarians, especially in rural areas, said Parker, who noted that the closest 24/7 clinic is in Algodones. A lack of accessibility to vet care brings a lot of people to Espa帽ola Humane.

鈥淲e鈥檙e not really a full-service clinic, but a lot of people end up on our doorstep because they can鈥檛 find a place to go,鈥 Parker said. 鈥淧art of the story is that they had to struggle to find help for this dog. 鈥 The barriers to care in vet medicine these days in New Mexico are a problem.鈥

Allen said Pancho has become a favorite among the staff.

鈥淲e all just felt so invested in saving this dog, who put his life on the line for his family,鈥 Allen said. 鈥淲e all feel like dogs save us every day, in small ways, and he just saved his whole family in a really big way.鈥