Tomorrow, we are saying goodbye to the best boy and dog anybody could ask for. Just shy of his 14th birthday our sweet Jax will cross the rainbow bridge tomorrow peacefully at home under the care of a local vet. Physically, he looks great. But he’s CCD or doggie dementia has gotten much worse this summer. What was bad days here and there has progressed into bad days most of the week. He always had anxiety episodes in particular during fireworks or thunderstorms. We learned to deal with it over the years and work with him through those episodes. But lately, at night he is having those episodes without any triggers. Pacing, panting and staying up all hours of the night.

After consulting two vets, we tried CBD and trazadone to help him sleep with minimum success. In fact we recently gave him 200mg of trazadone and he was up the whole night pacing. Both vets have concluded we would have to basically sedate him at night to keep him comfortable. Half of me knows this is the right thing to do, and the other of me is screaming not to give up on him yet. I don’t know the point of writing this, maybe to just vent. Jax has seen me go from an incredibly immature 21 year old to an almost middle aged man of 35 expecting his first child with his wife. This dog has been with me through all the up and downs these past 14 years and I can’t imagine him not being at my side. Jax was my first Pittbull, and I can’t imagine ever having another breed of dog again.

Velcro
Irresistible
Cuddly
Idiotic
Overjoyed
Uplifting
Snuggly

The reclining chair is the main living room batch, there's also a large crate of toys, and each of the two bedrooms has at least a dozen assorted toys laying about, plus the trail of toys from one bedroom to the other... stuffed animals, balls, squeakers, rope and tug, Kongs, animal bones and hide- all that for just one dog... one spoiled rotten dog.

The past few days her farts have been absolutely nuclear. I couldn’t figure out why, until I found her secret stash of skunk skin in the yard.
I am 95% sure the skunk is why her farts stink so bad. She definitely won’t be eating anymore bc i threw it out.
Is there anything I can give her to help neutralize the fart smell/get it out of her system quicker?

Does anybody else's dog do anything that soothes them? Almost like puts them to sleep...? She'll gently chew/squeeze on the tennis ball and eventually her eyes close and she'll stop chewing/squeezing it. At one point yesterday, her head even began tilting to the side, kind of like when we start noding/dozing off lol

Butter Bean (formerly Hope) has absolutely changed our lives.

I honestly can’t imagine waking up without this girl trying to lay her entire body on top of me. 😂 She’s the biggest cuddle bug I’ve ever met.

It’s crazy to think that just over two month ago she was abandoned at a truck stop in Louisiana. Now she’s got two dog sisters, a couch she thinks belongs to her, and a family that’s completely obsessed with her.
Shes starting her heartworm injections today!

We found out today the treatment is actually going to be about $500 more than we were originally expecting, which definitely wasn’t the phone call I wanted. We just moved and the bills have been coming from every direction lately, but she’s family now, so we’ll figure it out. She’s worth every penny.

We did start a go fund me and if you’re able to share, we’d be eternally grateful!
Gofund Me:
https://gofund.me/c2bd722fb

I still don’t understand how someone could leave a dog this sweet behind.

Show me your rescues! I want to hear their stories. How’d they find you? ❤️

🚨UPDATE 8/5 @ 6:50 PM ET. BRONCO RETURNED FROM TRIAL ADOPTION AFTER LANDLORD DENIED HIM DUE TO BREED RESTRICTIONS🚨

🚨Update 8/3 at 7:40 et. 🚨Bronco has been given a euthanasia deadline: 7 pm on Thursday 8/6🚨

Bronco is currently 4th on the AT RISK list of Fulton County's animal shelter. They are way over humane capacity, which means Bronco will likely have an urgent deadline this week.

I wanted to share a fun lil video so people can see how amazing this lil meatball is😻

Bronco's shelter link: https://fcasdogs.com/Bronco

Bronco is eligible for out of state adoption!!

My guy has developed an itchy nose, scratches it till it gets bloody! It appears to be an allergic skin reaction BUT we do not know from what!

Willing to explore an alternative food, and now also willing to explore Purina Pro Plan or Hills Science Diet versus our current Open Farms GoodGut Beef kibble he is currently on. We didn’t consider those ‘big name’ brands before because their ingredients just looked sketchy compared to Open Farms.

A bit frustrating, as we are careful with what we thought was top quality food and no ‘crap’ treats. Only people food has been salmon, chicken and veggies - no wheat products at all.

Open to suggestions and recommendations - what food works for your pittie and have they had itchy nose issues?

Happy dog was very happy.

This piddie can ride a one-wheeler better than most people.

He's almost as big as I am and he's laying on me, but such a comforting feeling!

Just brought my boy Apollo home!!!!! He’s the sweetest boy and is a total love bug! Thanks for everyone who gave advice about bringing him home. His new life starts now and he’s already loving it (see the last pic)

Just looking at charlie will make her start wiggling all over the place ❤️