Target, War-Hero Dog, Honored

Candlelight vigil held for euthanized war-hero dog

Dec. 3, 2010 - CASA GRANDE - Candlelight vigils are pretty common. But for a dog?

It happened Friday night in Casa Grande for a female shepherd mix mistakenly euthanized last month by a Pinal County animal control employee.



The dog named Target saved soldiers in Afghanistan and lived through explosions in the war-torn country. It was brought to the Phoenix area in August by Army Sgt. Terry Young after his tour of duty. {read rest}