Trooper is an 8 to 10 month old Great Dane.
He was found wandering along a street with a shackle embedded in his neck and weighing half of what he should.
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That shackle may have been put around his neck when he was small and, because he was neglected, it became embedded in his flesh as he grew.
"We think that maybe he had a fighting spirit and found his way out of the yard of where he was tied or maybe someone just let him go. A lot of times when we see emaciated dogs, people are just looking to get rid of the dogs," said Justina Calgiano, Delaware County SPCA.
Trooper underwent emergency surgery at the Delaware County SPCA on Thursday.
He's doing well, but, because he's so underweight, he faces a long road to recovery.