Dakota, the Siberian husky at the center of a legal battle, plays in the outside cages area at the Humane Society Waterville Area in Waterville on Friday.

Matthew Perry, right, said he was relieved that his former dog Dakota was spared being euthanized following a court ruling at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta on Monday.

Attorney Darrick Banda, left, and Matthew Perry listen during a hearing where the life of Perry's former dog Dakota was spared at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta on Monday.

Dakota, a Siberian husky in trouble for killing one dog and injuring another, plays in the outside cage area at the Humane Society Waterville Area in Waterville on Friday.

Dakota, the Siberian husky that prompted a gubernatorial pardon, plays with a stuffed animal in the parking lot outside the caged area at the Humane Society Waterville Area in Waterville on Friday.

District Attorney Maeghan Maloney speaks about the compromise and ruling that spared the life of a dog named Dakota following a court ruling at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta on Monday.

Attorneys Bonnie Martinolich and Jeffrey Edwards said they were pleased with the outcome of a hearing regarding a dog named Dakota that was spared being euthanized for killing one dog and injuring another during a court ruling at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta on Monday.

Judge Valerie Stanfill ruled that Dakota the dog will not be euthanized and instead be relocated outside of Kennebec County to a training center following a court ruling at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta on Monday.

Dakota, a Siberian husky that sparked controversy for killing one dog and injuring another, plays in the outside cage area at the Humane Society Waterville Area in Waterville on Friday.

Darrick Banda, left, and David Bobrow, both attorneys for Matthew Perry, pose with Dakota the husky at the Humane Society Waterville Area.

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