Dog survives being shot with an arrow

Seattle animal-control officials are warning Wallingford residents to keep an eye on their pets after a 150-pound mastiff was shot with an arrow Wednesday.

Liam O'Hara said his dog, Conan, was shot with a razor-tipped hunting arrow while near his pen on the side of the house. Police and animal-control officials were called to the home in the 4200 block of Second Avenue Northeast at 11:15 a.m. but didn't find the person responsible.

O'Hara said animal-control officials found three holes in his dog door and an arrow stuck in the side of his house. He said his female mastiff, Jezebell, wasn't hurt.

Conan was shot in the left chest, and the arrow just missed Conan's lungs and heart, said Nicholas Nelson, medical director at VCA Veterinary Specialty Center of Seattle. Conan will remain at the Lynnwood clinic for several days, Nelson said. He is expected to recover.

O'Hara said that because of the shooting, he is worried about letting his dogs remain alone in the yard.

"I feel like I want to get some closed-circuit TV cameras or something," he said.

O'Hara said he is telling his neighbors to keep an eye out for suspicious people. He and his wife are planning to post warning fliers.

Ann Graves, a Seattle Animal Control enforcement supervisor, said several people in her office are investigating the incident.

"If you have an animal shot with an arrow, it is a significant concern," Graves said. "We don't know if we have an accident; we don't know if we have an intentional wounding."

Jennifer Sullivan: 206-464-8294 or jensullivan@seattletimes.com