I could never understand how someone could harm an animal. Dog fighting operations inflict such cruelty and terrible treatment on dogs in order to “toughen them up”. This torture is incredible. It’s hard to understand how anyone could sit idly by and watch this brutal blood sport.

Oogy is a dog who suffered from the brutal sport of dog fighting. Fighting dogs that don’t fight are usually destroyed in very inhumane ways, like being electrocuted, hung, stabbed, and drowned, etc. Oogy was probably given to another dog to be torn apart. This is another way to destroy a dog that doesn’t fight. Oogy was used as bait. They tied him up and left him there to be torn apart by a Pit Bull. That is exactly what happened. The left side of Oogy’s face was ripped off, including his left ear. He was then left in a cage to bleed out. These are just some of the injuries that occurred to this dog. More damage to Oogy would be discovered later.

Oogy was discovered when the police raided the dog fighting center. He was taken to an emergency hospital. Diane Klein, who was the director of operations, pleaded with Dr. Bianco to look at the dog to see if anything could be done to save him. After Dr. Bianco’s examination, he told Diane that the dog could not be saved due to infection and the trauma that would result from the surgery. Diane, refusing to give up, told Dr. Bianco that she had to save the dog.

Dr. Bianco performed surgery on Oogy and it lasted several hours. Shortly after, Oogy had another complication. He didn’t want to eat. Dr. Bianco had a feeling of what might be wrong and he dug into the back of Oogy’s jaw with tweezers and felt that his jaw was loose. He removed a piece of the jawbone. The bone was crushed during the violent attack. When Oogy tried to eat, the loose bone dug into his roof of the mouth and caused him extreme pain even though he didn’t show anyone how much pain he was in. Thanks to everyone on staff, Oogy has now begun his journey to recovery.

The Levin family came to Dr. Bianco’s office with their cat and they knew very well that this would be the last time because the cat was so sick. While they were in the office, Oogy ran up to the family and showered them with kisses. The family fell in love with Oogy immediately. The father asked who the dog belonged to and Dr. Bianco told him that Oogy did not belong to anyone. The Levin family adopted Oogy. Oogy seemed to know when he saw the Levin family that he would soon be a part of them. Was this fate or what?

Oogy had to undergo a few more operations as he got older to get rid of some of the scar tissue and a torn ACL. After what had happened when he was a cub, life with the Levin family was like heaven.

I am an animal lover and it was difficult for me to finish the part of this book that goes into detail about the injuries Oogy sustained as a result of the dog fighting Pit Bull attack. On the other hand, this book was a delightful read to see how so many people worked together to save Oogy. Thank goodness there are people in this world like Diane Klein, Dr. Bianco, and the Levin family. Oogy will make you cry but he will also make you laugh. We can only hope that more and more will be done to stop this vicious “sport” of dog fighting. Oogy is a heartwarming story about people coming together to save a dog who, in turn, helped bring something special into each and every one of their lives. Oogy is a very special dog who would not give up his will to survive.

Larry Levin did an excellent job of giving readers the lowdown on Oogy’s life through the good times and the bad. It was interesting to read about Oogy’s antics and that will make you laugh.

All you have to do is look at the cover of this book and you will fall in love with Oogy! Dog fighting operations inflict such cruelty and terrible treatment on dogs in order to “toughen them up”. This torture is incredible. It’s hard to understand how anyone could sit idly by and watch this brutal blood sport.

Oogy is a dog who suffered from the brutal sport of dog fighting. Fighting dogs that don’t fight are usually destroyed in very inhumane ways, like being electrocuted, hung, stabbed, and drowned, etc. Oogy was probably given to another dog to be torn apart. This is another way to destroy a dog that doesn’t fight. Oogy was used as bait. They tied him up and left him there to be torn apart by a Pit Bull. That is exactly what happened. The left side of Oogy’s face was ripped off, including his left ear. He was then left in a cage to bleed out. These are just some of the injuries that occurred to this dog. More damage to Oogy would be discovered later.

Oogy was discovered when the police raided the dog fighting center. He was taken to an emergency hospital. Diane Klein, who was the director of operations, pleaded with Dr. Bianco to look at the dog to see if anything could be done to save him. After Dr. Bianco’s examination, he told Diane that the dog could not be saved due to infection and the trauma that would result from the surgery. Diane, refusing to give up, told Dr. Bianco that she had to save the dog.

Dr. Bianco performed surgery on Oogy and it lasted several hours. Shortly after, Oogy had another complication. He didn’t want to eat. Dr. Bianco had a feeling of what might be wrong and he dug into the back of Oogy’s jaw with tweezers and felt that his jaw was loose. He removed a piece of the jawbone. The bone was crushed during the violent attack. When Oogy tried to eat, the loose bone dug into his roof of the mouth and caused him extreme pain even though he didn’t show anyone how much pain he was in. Thanks to everyone on staff, Oogy has now begun his journey to recovery.

The Levin family came to Dr. Bianco’s office with their cat and they knew very well that this would be the last time because the cat was so sick. While they were in the office, Oogy ran up to the family and showered them with kisses. The family fell in love with Oogy immediately. The father asked who the dog belonged to and Dr. Bianco told him that Oogy did not belong to anyone. The Levin family adopted Oogy. Oogy seemed to know when he saw the Levin family that he would soon be a part of them. Was this fate or what?

Oogy had to undergo a few more operations as he got older to get rid of some of the scar tissue and a torn ACL. After what had happened when he was a cub, life with the Levin family was like heaven.

I am an animal lover and it was difficult for me to finish the part of this book that goes into detail about the injuries Oogy sustained as a result of the dog fighting Pit Bull attack. On the other hand, this book was a delightful read to see how so many people worked together to save Oogy. Thank goodness there are people in this world like Diane Klein, Dr. Bianco, and the Levin family. Oogy will make you cry but he will also make you laugh. We can only hope that more and more will be done to stop this vicious “sport” of dog fighting. Oogy is a heartwarming story about people coming together to save a dog who, in turn, helped bring something special into each and every one of their lives. Oogy is a very special dog who would not give up his will to survive.

Larry Levin did an excellent job of giving readers the lowdown on Oogy’s life through the good times and the bad. It was interesting to read about Oogy’s antics and that will make you laugh.

All you have to do is look at the cover of this book and you will fall in love with Oogy!