Authorities are trying to find whoever shot and wounded a dog in central Minnesota.

The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says a man who lives about a mile north of Avon reported Monday he found the injured male yellow Labrador lying under a tree.

A deputy brought the dog to a veterinarian, who found the dog had been shot six times — four times in the face and twice in the hindquarters.

The veterinarian believes the shots were from a pellet gun. Several shots penetrated the dog's muzzle and broke its jaw.

The dog was treated and is being housed by Stearns County.