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Authorities say the stabbing happened Sunday after officers responded to a call about a man with a gun. Police say they surrounded a house and Vang came out and refused to surrender.

The police dog Pyro bit Vang as officers attempted to arrest him and he stabbed the animal.

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Pyro required emergency surgery to repair multiple injuries to his neck and esophagus. He received blood and plasma transfusions and a temporary tracheostomy due to a blood clot that was preventing him from breathing.

