Officer Stephanie Northcutt of the South Bend Police Department rescued, and then adopted, a dog that she found with his snout zip-tied shut. The pup is now doing well.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A dog that was found with a zip tie around its snout in northern Indiana last week has found a forever home with the police officer who saved him. South Bend Police Department Ofc.

South Bend Police Ofc. Stephanie Northcutt found "Zeus" in an empty lot with a zip tie around his snout last week.

Stephanie Northcutt found "Zeus" in an empty lot with a zip tie around his snout last week. A dog that was found with a zip tie around its snout in northern Indiana last week has found a forever ...

Northcutt told the police department she knew Zeus would be a perfect addition to her family the moment she saw him at the scene. Police said Zeus is the second dog Northcutt was rescued from a ...

Stephanie Northcutt found "Zeus" in an empty lot with a zip tie around his snout last week. A dog that was found with a zip tie around its snout in northern Indiana last week has found a forever ...

Stephanie Northcutt found "Zeus" in an empty lot with a zip tie around his snout last week. A dog that was found with a zip tie around its snout in northern Indiana last week has found a forever ...

Stephanie Northcutt found "Zeus" in an empty lot with a zip tie around his snout last week. A dog that was found with a zip tie around its snout in northern Indiana last week has found a forever ...