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In August, we reported that a pit bull-shepherd puppy had been found severely burned in a south Greensboro park. We wrote stories on Aug. 21, Aug. 24, and Sept. 9, chronicling the violence against Susie and her initial recovery.

The Guilford County Animal Shelter has been caring for Susie since then, and set up a Twitter account for us to follow her recovery. You can follow her at http://twitter.com/Susie_GCAS. In an e-mail, Brandon Williams from the shelter says that Susie is doing great. "... her health is great and her skin is healing fine and we see more and more fur returning to her coat everyday," he said.

I've been following Susie for awhile now on Twitter and have really enjoyed the tweets, photos and videos and wanted to share some of them. My favorite tweet was from Sept. 11: "*stretches* Boy my ear feels soo much better today!"

Williams said that yesterday, Susie spent time at the shelter and the 4th annual BNI golf tournmanet, a fundraiser for the shelter. She lied outside in her dog bed and played with her toys and some friends from the shelter. "She lost her first tooth and played until she was just about worn out," Williams said. This picture is of her "sunbathing."

And here's a video of her playing. She looks so happy! 

Susie is being treated through “Cindy’s Fund,” a tax-free fund set up at the shelter for abused animals. The fund is named after Cindy, a dog who was thrown from a car window and hit by another car and suffered a broken back. Money raised for Cindy allowed her to be treated and later adopted into a home. Donations can be made to: United Animal Coalition; P.O. Box 8; Jamestown, N. 27282 or by stopping by the shelter at 4525 W. Wendover Ave.