Dog killed when thrown through window

July 5, Ontario, Canada —A young dog named Stanly was found dead inside this Lakeshore, Ont., home on Sunday morning after apparently being thrown through a glass window, said police. (Vince Robinet/CBC)

A family near Windsor, Ont., wants to know why someone would throw their family dog through a window, killing the animal.

Police are investigating the death of Stanly, a two-year-old German shepherd/collie mix, who died early Sunday.

Stanly apparently crashed through a glass patio into the family's Lakeshore home from outside in the yard.

Stanly's owner, Gisele Mousseau, told CBC News her son had gone out for the evening around 7 p.m. ET Saturday, and returned around 2 a.m.

"He found it a little funny that the dog didn't go around his doghouse, to greet him a little bit and wag his tail," said Mousseau.

"He thought, 'Oh, he's sleeping in the dog house.'"
Dog hanging by chain

Mousseau said when her son got up the next morning to give Stanly food and water, he made a gruesome discovery.

Stanly was a two-year-old German shepherd/collie mix who weighed about 23 kilograms and was named after the Stanley Cup. Stanly was a two-year-old German shepherd/collie mix who weighed about 23 kilograms and was named after the Stanley Cup. (Submitted by Gisele Mousseau)"Out of the corner of his eye he saw the dog hanging on the porch," said Mousseau.

She said the dog was cut from the glass, and suspended by his chain.

Mousseau can't understand why anyone would hurt the 23-kilogram, tan and white dog adopted by the family as a puppy, and named after the Stanley Cup, although the dog's name is spelled without the "e."

"My dog yapped a lot when there were fireworks and stuff," Mousseau said. "I'm thinking either he got out of control and somebody didn't like the noise level anymore, I don't know."

Lakeshore is just across the Detroit River, where many in Michigan were celebrating Independence Day with fireworks just after Windsor's July 1 celebrations.

There was no indication that the home had been forcibly entered or that anything was stolen, said Ontario Provincial Police Const. Shawna Coulter.

Police want to speak with anyone who might have seen or heard anything around the house on Callie Avenue.