UHRICHSVILLE – All three of an E. 1st St., Uhrichsville, woman’s dogs were rescued by Tuscarawas County Humane Officer Leslie Humphries Wednesday afternoon after one dog was found without water and with its muzzle bound with duct tape to keep it from barking.
Humphries said the woman left the tape on a 5-month-old Shar-Pei’s muzzle for about a half-hour before removing the tape and spraying the dog’s throat with Chloraseptic, an oral anesthetic spray, to dissuade the dog from barking.
The dog was tied to the woman’s front porch.
The American Kennel Club describes a Shar-Pei as “an alert, compact dog of medium size and substance; square in profile. ... The loose skin and wrinkles covering the head, neck and body are superabundant in puppies but these features may be limited to the head, neck and withers in the adult.”
Humphries said the woman reluctantly signed over three dogs to her possession. The dogs are being boarded at an area kennel because the Tuscarawas County dog pound at New Philadelphia is full.
Uhrichsville police were to forward a report to the county prosecutor’s office.
WTH! Note to people... DOGS BARK, That is what they do!
