Dog shot with arrow in Wallingford dies

A dog that was shot with an arrow in Wallingford on Wednesday has died. Conan, a 150-pound mastiff, died this morning from internal bleeding, said the animal's owner.

"He had some internal bleeding in his lungs, and he couldn't make it," said Amanda O'Hara. "This was an intentionally cruel act toward our dog. It's horrible."

Liam O'Hara said the dog was shot with a razor-tipped hunting arrow while near his pen on the side of the couple's Wallingford 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 the animal's lungs and heart, said Nicholas Nelson, medical director at VCA Veterinary Specialty Center of Seattle.

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," O'Hara said Wednesday.

Seattle animal-control officials are warning Wallingford residents to keep an eye on their pets. The Seattle Animal Shelter is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction of the person responsible for Conan's death.

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

"This is a horrific act of animal cruelty and we need the community's help to find the person or persons responsible," Graves said in a news release.

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