A Labrador has been renamed “Espen the Miracle Dog” after he survived being impaled on a 63-inch piece of rebar on Monday while playing in his backyard. 

The piece of reinforced steel punctured the dog’s lung and diaphragm. 

Despite his gruesome injuries, Espen pulled through the night. After a few days of well-earned rest, he returned to his home in Vienna, Virginia on Thursday. 

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