Adoptable Georgia Dogs for April 20, 2016

Aygul is a 14-week old female Boxer mix puppy who is available for adoption from Macon-Bibb County Animal Welfare in Macon, GA.

Aygun is a 14-week old female Boxer mix puppy who is available for adoption from Macon-Bibb County Animal Welfare in Macon, GA.

Stardust is a 14-week old female Labrador Retriever mix puppy who is available for adoption from Macon-Bibb County Animal Welfare in Macon, GA.

Rooney is a 4-month old male Labrador Retriever mix puppy who is available for adoption from Macon-Bibb County Animal Welfare in Macon, GA.

A Sandy Springs police K9 was hit in the face with brass knuckles by an alleged gang member after catching the suspect.

Rock sniffed out the subject, who was hiding in a drainage system ditch that dropped about eight feet down, DeWald said.

When Rock bit into Wimbs’ left arm, Wimbs pulled a set of spiked brass knuckles and punched Rock about six times.

Thought the dog let go after being punched repeatedly, Rock chased Wimbs, biting his leg to bring him down to the ground where DeWald arrested him.

“Our dogs have a high fight drive,” DeWald said. “The dogs meet the physical prowess of their rivals as a first line of defense.”

Rock had three puncture wounds above his eye and needed four stitches, DeWald said. His eye socket was swollen and Rock lost a lot of blood from his nose, but the K9 officer returned to work Tuesday on limited duty, basically hanging out in the truck and resting up, DeWald said.