Nino

When we first heard the story of this poor pit, who was shot in the neck by his own family for the most ignorant and irrational reasons, we were left heartbroken that such suffering exists for innocent babies like Nino.

Nino was harmless and sadly, at the mercy of people who couldn't care less about him. Though rescuers didn't learn this until after the fact, his owner had not only intentionally neglected him to the point where his infected skin has developed dermatitis - but was concerned that the skin conditions were contagious to the new shepherd puppy that had been introduced in the house. This led his owner to make the horrendous decision to kill Nino by shooting him. 

His owner aimed for his head but ended up missing him and hitting him in the back of the neck instead. Then he left him to bleed out and die on the property. When locals learned of this, they got involved and had him transferred to the ER, barely alive. The authorities were called in and rescuers began working to save Nino's life. The damage, however, was great. The shot caused major trauma to his neck and the fragments from the shot exited through his chest, wreaking havoc there as well.

With time being of the essence, this poor baby was quickly hospitalized while the doctors worked quickly to remove the bullet fragments from her fragile body. His road to recovery following surgery was a  long one, as he was put on multiple antibiotics and strong pain meds while his infection was constantly being drained from his body. 

And now,  after healing from his terrible past and going through MONTHS of treatment like a champion, we began looking for a forever family for Nino. One that was going to love him, appreciate him, and cherish him. AND…we finally found them! He has now been with them for a few months and has loved every second of it since! 

None of this would have been possible without all of your amazing support! We are so grateful for all the love and donations we have received over the course of months as we worked to restore sweet Nino! We would also like to give a huge shoutout to the CUDDLY platform for helping Nino’s dreams come true!