She won't be normal, ever. She'll have significant scarring, she has a long road ahead of her, including numerous surgeries she's going to need down the road, but there is hope for the abused dog.
“He made me realize that I don’t have any problems. If he doesn’t have any problems, I don’t have any problems. I told (Trooper) that night, ‘Little dog, I’m going to buy you a new set of wheels.’”
“As we respond to the neglect or abuse of a domestic animal, we should be looking closely at the condition of vulnerable people in the same setting,” DA John Chisolm said.
The road to recovery was a long one, but little by little, the true Gideon emerged. Once his body was healed, his sweet and silly personality shined like a starburst.