A six-month-old puppy whose front leg was amputated after she was shot and left for dead at the Pelly Crossing dump is recovering nicely.

The dog, named Pelly by staff at the Mae Bachur Animal Shelter, was taken to the All Paws Veterinary Clinic, where her leg was amputated.

That's where Jaime Brassard, a vet technician at the clinic, met her and decided to foster her.

Pelly's surgery was about three weeks ago on a Tuesday, and Brassard brought her home on the following Saturday.

"We decided that fostering her, we would at least see that she fit in our family,” said Brassard, who has two young children and three cats.

The following Tuesday, she and her family decided to make it official. They headed down to the shelter to formally adopt her.

It was lucky for Pelly that she was able to spend her recovery period with a vet technician.

Brassard was able to monitor her phantom pain after the amputation. As well, through conversations with Pelly's doctor, they could adjust her medications to make sure she was comfortable.

Now, Brassard said, "she's doing great; she's being weaned off almost all her medication for her phantom pain, and she runs like the wind.

"She's doing excellent with the kids; she loves playing with them, she loves chasing the cats now, she's finally acting like a puppy.

"When she first came home, she was quiet; it was almost like she was a bit depressed.

"She was very quiet; she didn't bark at all, she didn't chase around after the kids, she would just kind of follow them with her eyes, follow the cats with her eyes, and now she tears up the stairs two at a time. She's a complete puppy now; it's nice to see.”

The Brassards are taking Pelly through the typical puppy training now, teaching her to sit and stay and not pee on the carpet.

"We'll have to spay her here within the next two weeks, because she's about six months and that's typically when we do that, and then hopefully no more surgeries,” Brassard said from work Tuesday.

The Humane Society Yukon is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the dog's abuser.