ABUSED HIGH POINT DOG ON ROAD TO RECOVERY

Staff Writer

Chamberlain walks with his wheelchair. (WGHP)

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HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) - A dog that was left chained to a tree for two months without food is making some progress in his ongoing recovery.

"Chamberlin" a lab mix has gained five pounds since being rescued by High Point Animal Control Officers. Animal shelter workers are also taking care of him.

Currently, "Chamberlin" walks with a wheelchair and will need extensive surgery to walk properly again.

The wheelchair is helping the dog gain strength in his front legs, which were several injured.

The dog was found chained to a tree on Willow Place in High Point earlier this month.

Investigators said Nellie Brock and Wilbert Morrison Junior, both 55, split up and abandoned their home on Willow Place in High Point. When the couple left the home, they left Chamberlin, a lab mix, chained to a tree in the backyard, according to police.

EXCELLENT NEWS!!! THE OWNERS SHOULD BE TREATED LIKE THIS DOG WAS.