'Something like this, I think, should have some pretty significant ramifications for the pet owner to show people this isn't right, this isn't acceptable to do this,' said Dr. Church feels Stevens' punishment should be severe. Those neighbors tell police they were walking in the neighborhood when, all of a sudden, they say, they heard gunshots and a dog crying. Police say they were tipped off about the crime by some neighbors. 'It was a nice animal, and to see this kind of wound, to know how it was inflicted and those circumstances, is gut-wrenching to see this,' said Dr. 'It's not something we like to see, I can tell you that,' said Lt.

It's a case both police and a veterinarian find appalling. But, veterinarians had to put the dog down. The dog survived the gunshot wound and was taken to the Blakeslee Animal Clinic. Stevens said he then put the dog inside a dog crate, leaving it to die. Stevens told police he put the dog on the leash to control the dog when he shot it. Police say Stevens admitted to shooting his five-year-old female German Shepherd in the neck area because the dog had relieved herself in the house. Will Laverty of the Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department. To be honest with you, again, it's a dog who relies on us,' said Lt. 'To me, and to all the officers here, we consider it to be quite horrible. Now Daniel Stevens, 25, is in trouble with the law after the dog had to be put down from its injuries. Police say a man from Gouldsboro shot his pet German Shepherd after it accidentally went to the bathroom inside his home.

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