09/24/2026
💔🐾 SOME LOSSES JUST HURT DIFFERENT. 🐾💔
There are days in Rescue when there simply are no words big enough for the heartbreak.
Today is one of those days for MOGS.
We lost Toby today. 😢
Our sweet little boy became acutely ill this morning and was rushed to an emergency vet.
X-rays showed that his intestines were packed with stool that he was unable to pass. His veterinary team recommended an e***a to relieve the pressure and get him comfortable.
But Toby never got the chance to come home.
He struggled to wake from anesthesia, went into shock, and within seconds…
he was gone.
Just like that.
In the space of a heartbeat, the little boy we had fought so hard for was no longer with us.
😢💔
Toby was such a special little soul. 🐾💞
His eyes were bright. His personality was BIG.
His attitude was perfectly, wonderfully GSD puppy spicy.
His little barks when he played were feisty.
And even though his back legs didn't always cooperate the way a puppy's should, Toby didn't know he was supposed to feel sorry for himself.
He ran.
He played.
He wrestled.
He found joy.
He lived every moment he could with the kind of carefree abandon that made everyone around him smile.
You couldn't watch Toby play without laughing.
You couldn't look into those eyes without falling a little bit in love.
And now those eyes are closed.
Far, far too soon. 💔
To Toby's Foster Mom…
There are no words big enough for what you gave this little boy.
You opened your home and your heart to a puppy who needed more.
You sacrificed time, sleep, energy, freedom and so much more to make sure Toby had a place where he was safe, loved, cared for and allowed to simply be a puppy.
Because of you, Toby knew what it felt like to be home.
Because of you, his short life wasn't defined by his injuries or his limitations.
It was filled with love.
His best days were the days he spent with you.
And we will forever be grateful that you gave those days to him. ❤️🫂
To every MOGS volunteer who held Toby, cared for him, helped his foster family, supported his journey, cheered him on, worried about him, prayed for him, and loved him…
Thank you. 🐾💞
He truly was loved by a village.
And to every person who donated toward Toby's medical care, special foods, medications, toys, supplies and comfort items…
Thank you for believing his life was worth fighting for.
You made it possible for us to give Toby a chance.
We wish with everything in us that he had been given more time.
But we cannot change what happened today.
What we can say is this:
Toby knew love.
He knew safety.
He knew kindness.
He knew what it was like to have people fighting for him.
He knew what it was like to be someone's very special boy.
And because of all of you… his short time with us was one filled with love and safety.
That matters.
It will always matter.
Run free now, sweet Toby. 🌈🐾
Your legs don't hurt anymore.
There are no limitations.
No medications.
No vet visits.
No hard days.
Just endless fields, sunshine, and all the puppy zoomies your heart desires.
You were here.
You mattered.
You were loved.
And you will never, ever be forgotten.
Fly high, sweet boy.
Until we meet again. 💔🐾🌈
