<div><p>An innocent 1-week-old terrier mix was brought to the University Veterinary Specialists in McMurray with a five-inch metal rode lodged in his head. </p><p>The rod went through one eye, the front part of his brain and out the other eye socket. At first, no one could believe how this little guy would ever see again. Thankfully, veterinarians were able to remove the rod and spare the puppy's eyes. </p><div><figure><a href="https://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjBxfDLwOrSAhWf3oMKHaHPArEQjhwIBQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fbortzgirl&psig=AFQjCNHjZIUI6-06K8IHIMe_W4GPmtshYQ&ust=1490285586826143" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/C4pHS-5WcAEejvH.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/C4pHS-5WcAEejvH_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/C4pHS-5WcAEejvH_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/C4pHS-5WcAEejvH_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/C4pHS-5WcAEejvH_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/C4pHS-5WcAEejvH_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/C4pHS-5WcAEejvH_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/C4pHS-5WcAEejvH_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjBxfDLwOrSAhWf3oMKHaHPArEQjhwIBQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fbortzgirl&psig=AFQjCNHjZIUI6-06K8IHIMe_W4GPmtshYQ&ust=1490285586826143" target="_blank">Twitter/ Shelley Bortz @BortzGirl</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>"It's nothing short of a miracle that he has both of his eyeballs, and he is going to live a normal, happy life," said Chief Medical Officer Dr. Rory Lubold told local news station, <a href="http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2017/02/14/puppy-found-with-metal-rod-in-head-will-have-vision-in-both-eyes/">KDKA</a>.</p><div><figure><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C4AH_MQWAAIDVzu.jpg" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/C4AH_MQWAAIDVzu.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/C4AH_MQWAAIDVzu_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/C4AH_MQWAAIDVzu_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/C4AH_MQWAAIDVzu_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/C4AH_MQWAAIDVzu_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/C4AH_MQWAAIDVzu_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/C4AH_MQWAAIDVzu_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/C4AH_MQWAAIDVzu_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C4AH_MQWAAIDVzu.jpg" target="_blank">Twitter / Ashlie Hardway</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>"We wanted to make sure we gave this puppy the best chance possible. Thanks to the help of our partners in the ophthalmology department at The Ohio State University, we now expect him to make a full recovery. He continues to impress us at every turn; he's a fighter," said Chief Medical Officer Dr. Dimitri Brown.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/abused-20puppy-20bentleyville_20170205190344140_7237350_ver1-0_640_360.png" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/abused-20puppy-20bentleyville_20170205190344140_7237350_ver1-0_640_360_GH_content_550px.png 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>No one knows exactly what happened to the puppy, or who could have done this. The investigation is ongoing in the Bentleyville area. Washington County Humane officials are following up with the investigation. </p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><a href="https://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjMqtGLw-rSAhVE5IMKHYo3A4QQjB0IBg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fox25boston.com%2Fnews%2Ftrending-now%2Fpuppy-found-with-rod-through-head-eye-now-ready-for-adoption%2F498233377&psig=AFQjCNHjZIUI6-06K8IHIMe_W4GPmtshYQ&ust=1490285586826143" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Puppy-2-14_20170214182547405_7316468_ver1-0_640_360_7425248_ver1-0_640_360.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Puppy-2-14_20170214182547405_7316468_ver1-0_640_360_7425248_ver1-0_640_360_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjMqtGLw-rSAhVE5IMKHYo3A4QQjB0IBg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fox25boston.com%2Fnews%2Ftrending-now%2Fpuppy-found-with-rod-through-head-eye-now-ready-for-adoption%2F498233377&psig=AFQjCNHjZIUI6-06K8IHIMe_W4GPmtshYQ&ust=1490285586826143" target="_blank">Fox 25</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><amp-iframe sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin" layout="responsive" frameborder="0" height="9" width="16" src="https://w3.cdn.anvato.net/player/prod/v3/anvload.html?key=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"></amp-iframe><p>Happily, the little fighter has found his forever family with Dino Lasalvia and his wife. 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