A dog beaten nearly to death with a shovel last week outside an Ottawa home is recovering and will have surgery soon.

Breezy, an 18-month-old Labrador-shepherd cross, suffered life-threatening injuries in the Oct. 16 attack.

She is now in stable condition and has been going for walks and eating on her own.

Breezy, an 18-month-old Labrador-shepherd cross, suffered life-threatening injuries in the Oct. 16 attack outside an Ottawa home. (Submitted by the Ottawa Humane Society)

On Thursday, the Ottawa Humane Society said the dog had pre-surgery X-rays of her skull.

Man faces multiple charges in attack

Ottawa Humane Society agents were called to a Manor Park home on Oct. 16.

Witnesses reported a man repeatedly kicking and beating the dog with a rake and shovel in front of a house at Barclay Road and Eastbourne Avenue.

The dog suffered serious head and chest injuries in the attack.

Steven Helfer, 24, is facing multiple charges in connection with the incident.