10/15/2026
Bandit was dumped at a shelter like trash. Scared, sick, and in pain.
He came in as a "stray," but his finder told the same "found him on the side of the road" story as the week before. Bandit was likely a breeder or hunting dog who was no longer wanted. He arrived with kidney stones, urinary incontinence, and so much fear that his chances of adoption were slim.
Our partners at Animal Rescue Corp pulled him from the overcrowded shelter for a medical evaluation. After surgery for his stones he seemed a little better, but his journey was only beginning.
We couldn't resist the underdog, so we brought him into SOAR. It was an uphill battle. UTI after UTI. More stones. Labs that never came back normal. He loved his dog friends, but when a human came near, he would panic, urinate, and lie in it, giving himself urine burns because bathing or even touching him was traumatic. We tried belly bands, but the sound of the velcro terrified him and broke what trust we had built.
So we thought outside the box.
We reached out to our friends at Flyingpigssanctuary, who had space in their tiny house. The goal was to learn if his incontinence was physical or mental by letting him live among animals without the fear of humans.
It was a rough start. Bandit broke out of his enclosure several times, but each time he stayed away a little less. Slowly, a different dog appeared. He started asking for attention from the sanctuary staff and walking alongside Amy as she fed the other animals.
Bandit was telling us he was home.
Now we need your help to keep him there. We're raising $8,000 with Flying Pig Sanctuary for a permanent structure and larger enclosure for Bandit and his best friend, complete with heat/AC and a door to their own yard. It also frees up the current space as a quarantine hold for animals in urgent need, helping hundreds of animals in the long run.
Help Bandit get his happily ever after 💙
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