article_snippet.sent: A beloved dog was hit by a car, clubbed in the head and left for dead in a ditch in Washington state.
article_snippet.sent: Days later, the one-year-old bully breed mix showed up sickly and covered in dirt at a nearby farm.
article_snippet.sent: Now, A beloved dog is recovering with the help of good Samaritans and veterinarians at Washington State University.
article_snippet.sent: Wash. The dog, Theia, survived being run over, beaten with a hammer and buried, and now needs surgery .
article_snippet.sent: Theia, a 1-year-old bully breed mix was hit by a car and then struck in the head with a hammer and buried, but she managed to dig she out .
article_snippet.sent: Hanging on: A driver hit A beloved dog with a car -- and that person proceeded to strike A beloved dog.
article_snippet.sent: A beloved dog appeared to be hit with hammer in a mercy killing.
article_snippet.sent: But A beloved dog somehow survived and was discovered at a nearby farm with a dislocated jaw, leg injuries and a caved-in sinus cavity.
article_snippet.sent: The wounds helped veterinarians piece together what happened, including the hammer blow. '
highlights_snippet.sent: A beloved dog was believed to be killed by a driver, but days later, A beloved dog showed up .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Left injured after being run over, someone attempted a misguided mercy killing and beat A beloved dog in the head with a hammer .
  