Monday, September 26, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Viva La Vito
Sometimes the humanity and kindness is those around you can really surprise and move you.
My brother-in-law has an Italian Mastiff named Vito. He is a BIG sweetheart.
He recently tore his ACL in his hind leg, leaving him in pain 24/7 and forcing my brother-in-law to make the decision to spend upwards of $4000 between surgery and physical therapy/recovery or have to put his dog down.
A little back story on my brother-in-law's last dog... His sister "rescued" a 4 to 5 week old puppy that was going to be abandoned. My brother-in-law adopted the responsibility of the dog and therefore it was his dog. This dog grew up loved by all of us and we became part of his "pack". Some where along the line the dog developed some aggression problems for ANYONE outside of his "pack". So pretty much anyone outside of the family who entered the house was in danger of this dog.
The family tired a few professional dog trainers to no avail. Eventually they were put in the position to either put this dog, with trust issues, into a no-kill shelter to live out his whole life in isolation feeling abandoned by the only "pack" he knew and to never have physical contact from a person. The alternative they decided was much more kind to the dog and they decided to put him down. A VERY hard decision for them to come to. The day they Euthanized the dog, while he was under heavy sedation, he still tried to go after the doctor that entered the room. Solidifying that they had made the right decision, no matter how hard it was on them.
Now, Vito is my brother-in-laws first dog since then. Vito is my brother-in-laws shadow. They dog is hyper aware of him and where he goes. It is like they were meant to find each other.
My brother-in-law is in his mid 20's and just moved back home. When my husband and I found out how much the surgery would cost him, my husband came up with the idea to try to collect some donations from friends and family. Whatever they could spare, be it $1, $10, $50, etc. Facebook seemed to be the best way to communicate the situation to everyone at the same time and still be able to keep it a secret from my brother-in-law.
We created a group named Viva La Vito and sent out invitations to all of the friends and family on there. Explained what was going on and how we needed their help. None of us wanted to see him have to loose another pet, especially when there is a resolution in this case.
We expected to collect a small amount of money to lessen the financial burden placed on our brother's shoulders. What we have received has been amazing and generous.
As of today I believe we have over $700 to give to our Brother for his Dog.
His Birthday is this Saturday and we are going to put all the donations into a card with everyone's name signed in it and give it to him.
I know he will appreciate it all very much.
It's very touching to see how may people came together to help him out. I am in awe.
My brother-in-law has an Italian Mastiff named Vito. He is a BIG sweetheart.
He recently tore his ACL in his hind leg, leaving him in pain 24/7 and forcing my brother-in-law to make the decision to spend upwards of $4000 between surgery and physical therapy/recovery or have to put his dog down.
A little back story on my brother-in-law's last dog... His sister "rescued" a 4 to 5 week old puppy that was going to be abandoned. My brother-in-law adopted the responsibility of the dog and therefore it was his dog. This dog grew up loved by all of us and we became part of his "pack". Some where along the line the dog developed some aggression problems for ANYONE outside of his "pack". So pretty much anyone outside of the family who entered the house was in danger of this dog.
The family tired a few professional dog trainers to no avail. Eventually they were put in the position to either put this dog, with trust issues, into a no-kill shelter to live out his whole life in isolation feeling abandoned by the only "pack" he knew and to never have physical contact from a person. The alternative they decided was much more kind to the dog and they decided to put him down. A VERY hard decision for them to come to. The day they Euthanized the dog, while he was under heavy sedation, he still tried to go after the doctor that entered the room. Solidifying that they had made the right decision, no matter how hard it was on them.
Now, Vito is my brother-in-laws first dog since then. Vito is my brother-in-laws shadow. They dog is hyper aware of him and where he goes. It is like they were meant to find each other.
My brother-in-law is in his mid 20's and just moved back home. When my husband and I found out how much the surgery would cost him, my husband came up with the idea to try to collect some donations from friends and family. Whatever they could spare, be it $1, $10, $50, etc. Facebook seemed to be the best way to communicate the situation to everyone at the same time and still be able to keep it a secret from my brother-in-law.
We created a group named Viva La Vito and sent out invitations to all of the friends and family on there. Explained what was going on and how we needed their help. None of us wanted to see him have to loose another pet, especially when there is a resolution in this case.
We expected to collect a small amount of money to lessen the financial burden placed on our brother's shoulders. What we have received has been amazing and generous.
As of today I believe we have over $700 to give to our Brother for his Dog.
His Birthday is this Saturday and we are going to put all the donations into a card with everyone's name signed in it and give it to him.
I know he will appreciate it all very much.
It's very touching to see how may people came together to help him out. I am in awe.
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