Friends,

Lady was supposed to die.

At just 2 years old, this black Labrador puppy had already been through five different owners. One of them used a shock collar on her. She lived in fear, struggled with PTSD, resource guarding, food aggression.

Then two months ago, Justin, my partner, met her — and refused to let her story end there. Slowly, with patience, consistency, and love, Lady began to change. She stopped living in survival mode. She became less reactive and more trusting with Justin. For the first time in her life, Lady got to run off leash. She learned to run beside my mountain bike through the fields. She started relaxing around the other dogs — the pug and the German Shepherd -- and finally got a real bed.

She was finally becoming what she had never been allowed to be before:

A farm dog.

A family dog.

Safe.

Then last weekend, Lady was in a horrific accident.

While Justin was mowing the field on the John Deere tractor, Lady didn’t understand the danger of the machine. In a heartbreaking accident, her front paw was pulled into the mower. She suffered severe lacerations down to the bone and multiple broken bones.

The emergency veterinary costs were already over $3,000 just to save her leg and stabilize her injuries. Because of both the severity of her injuries and her history of past abuse, Lady must be fully sedated and monitored for every bandage change and treatment appointment. Over the next 8–12 weeks, she will require veterinary care twice a week. the projected follow-up costs of another $8,000-$10,000 -- and Justin needs help to help Lady.

We know this is a lot to ask. But Lady has survived so much and we are fighting for her recovery because she finally has a life worth fighting for.

This is my birthday ask: if you can help with any amount — whether through donating or sharing this fundraiser — it would mean everything to Justin because he refuses to give up on her.

Thank you for helping Justin give Lady the future they both deserve.