OROVILLE, Calif. - Butte County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for the person who shot a family dog in Oroville. It happened on New Year’s Day.



"It’s been emotional. An emotional start to the year, you know," said Ashley Myers, the dog's owner.

2020 got off to a rough start for her and her 8-year old pitbull, Tydus. Myers raised Tydus from a four-month-old puppy.

"[I feel] angry, sad. He’s my fur baby, and not being able to protect him is the worst feeling in the world," said Myers.

She rushed home on New Year's day after a call from sheriff's deputies informed her Tydus had been shot. The dog lost one of his legs after one of the bullets went through it.

Myers said the shooting happened right around the intersection of Silver Leaf and Chapparel Drive. Three shots were fired at the dog.

The Butte County Sheriff's Office tells Action News Now a couple was spotted on the street shortly after the shooting. The man was heard saying he shot a dog, claiming it attacked his girlfriend.

But Myers insists Tydus is a sweet and calm dog. She believes her dog was targeted because of its breed. It cost her roughly $3,000 to treat Tydus's injuries.

The only description deputies have of the shooter is that he is a white male. He was last seen with a white female. The shooting happened between 2-3 PM in the Kelly Ridge neighborhood in Oroville.

Anyone with more information on this case is asked to please get in touch with the Butte County Sheriff's Office.