A Chihuahua puppy shot through the neck with an arrow and found in Desert Hot Springs is enjoying life anew with a La Quinta woman who adopted her.

Lyn Thornton was selected from many prospective applicants  — one as far away as Thailand — who sought to take the four-month-old female home. Thornton retrieved her new puppy on Thursday, June 2, from the Coachella Valley Animal Campus in Thousand Palms.

“I want to let you know how grateful I am that you chose us,” Thornton said in a message to the Riverside County Department of Animal Services. “After a lunch of shredded chicken, we took her home. … I could tell she felt safe and slept very soundly.”

Thornton named the pup Tiffany Grace.

The dog was found on the morning of May 23 after a man in the 15500 block of Avenida Florencita heard it yelping in pain, said John Welsh, a Department of Animal Services spokesman.

.The canine was turned over to a sheriff’s deputy, who then gave it to an animal control officer. The dog underwent surgery to remove the arrow and has largely recovered.

“As much as I was very troubled to learn about what someone did to this puppy, I was equally proud that we gave this very sweet girl a chance at a better future,” said Erin Gettis, director of Department of Animal Services.

The nonprofit Michelson Found Animals Foundation has offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of whoever was responsible. PETA intends to offer a $5,000 reward of its own, and the Animal Solutions Konnection Foundation also intends to offer a reward, in the amount of $1,000, Welsh said.