The dog, a full-bred French Mastiff, was so skinny he could barely stand up.
"We will call it a drop off," Mattapoisett animal control officer Kathy Massey said. "Open the door to let him do his business, and take off. That's where I'm leaning."
The dog has no chip, no tags and no collar. The dog isn't believed to be from the area, and so far no one has called looking for him.
"If that was my dog, I'd call out the National Guard," Massey said. "I would be a little upset that my dog was missing."
The dog only weighs 76 pounds, which is 100 pounds under the normal weight. Animal control said they believe it would take about two months for the dog to become that emaciated.
"He is a wonderful dog and had a rough life," Mattapoisett animal control officer Kelly Massey, Kathy Massey's daughter, said. "It breaks your heart. You want to cry."
They named the dog Braxton and placed him with a foster family and he's already putting on weight.
He's still scared of strangers, but otherwise he is considered to be healthy.
"Somebody put some kind of effort into him," Kelly Massey said. "He sits. He gives paw. He is very content."
With no leads, animal control hopes someone recognizes Braxton and helps them track down his previous owner so authorities can press charges of abuse and neglect.
(WCVB Boston - Aug 13, 2014)
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