Dog who was found in dead owner's arms after tornado gets adopted

It was two weeks ago that a Great Pyrenees dog was found in its dead owner's arms after a tornado struck Van, Texas. Now, that loyal dog has found a new home.

The dog was rescued by Michelle Shockley, a volunteer at the animal shelter that was collecting abandoned and injured animals following the tornado. Michelle decided to adopt the dog that day, and renamed her Emma.

"Emma went and crawled up underneath his [her former owner's] arm for comfort, so a very sad situation -- but she's going to have a good home," Cindy Nash, director of Nicholas Pet Haven," told ABC News.

Shockley says she first saw the dog in a large crate on the back of a pick-up truck. "I was sitting in the back of the pick-up and she came out on my lap...she was just exhausted and very traumatized," Michelle told ABC News.

The veterinarian who treated Emma said the dog suffered head trauma and an inner ear injury.

"From what the vet said from his initial exams, the way in which she was battered and bruised under her coat, she was at Ground Zero. She was thrown around," Shockley said. The dog's hair is beginning to grow back after being shaved so a veterinarian could examine her wounds.

Emma does seem to be doing better. Jo Shockley, Michelle's mother, told ABC News that the family was thrilled after Emma was able to eat a whole can of dog food in one sitting on Monday night.

"She's a little underweight, but she could have been a real active dog...they're known to be guardians, and protectors. They're known to protect things that are more helpless than they are," Jo told ABC News.

Emma wasn't the only dog that survived the tornado. The animal shelter says they're still trying to find new homes for four dogs who have been displaced following the tornado.