BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!
This year, instead of the birthday celebration I had planned before all of this, I’m choosing to turn that night into something meaningful… something filled with love, remembrance, and purpose.
✨ A Night for Toby ✨
Please join us for an evening in his honor featuring light bites, a Silent A, a 50/50 and more! HUGE!
Go on FB and search A Night for Toby to see all event details... or message me for the link!
This gathering is about love, remembering Toby and a night to remember his fight.
A night of love, giving, and incredibly special event!
trust me when I say — you do NOT want to miss this special event!
The items, and experiences coming together for this night are truly epic.
Thank you for loving Toby, for supporting us through the hardest month of our lives, and for helping us turn heartbreak into trying to find justice and to lead to trying to heal from all of this nightmare
I have one favor to ask... If I have ever helped you or done something for you or your family at any point, I ask of you to PLEASE do me a small favor and SHARE this with your friends, family or anyone who might be interested! And invite them to come out and join us!
Any questions, reach out!
If you, someone you know or your business would like to help with this event then message and we'll get together and advertise your business cards on display alongside the item to help promote your business as well, so everyone knows who made this night possible!
Update: 1/5/26
Toby Fought With Everything He Had
This is the update we never wanted to share.
After days of fighting alongside Toby, trusting the doctors, and holding onto every ounce of hope, our sweet boy’s body simply endured more than it could handle.
After his second surgery, and after everything his little body had been through — the trauma, the procedures, the medications — Toby suffered complications and stopped breathing.
Getting that call will haunt me forever.
“This isn’t the news we wanted… Toby has stopped breathing. We’ve started CPR. Would you like us to continue?”
In that moment, our hearts shattered. We thought of Emerson. Of Tucker.
Of the fight Toby had already given us.
And knowing, deep down, that we had done everything humanly possible to save him — placing him in the best hands, sparing no expense, and never once giving up on him.
After two surgeries, a feeding tube, catheter, multiple IVs and medications, scans, tests, blood work and round-the-clock care — totaling over $14,000 — we answered through tears:
“I think we should let him rest.”
Every single doctor told us the same thing: Toby was a fighter!
He fought with everything he had.
Now our fight looks different.
We are devastated. We are grieving. But we are also stepping into fight mode for Toby — being his voice, because his death was senseless and preventable.
This attack should never have happened.
By holding people accountable for their animals.
By making sure dogs do not roam loose.
By ensuring families feel safe in their own yards.
This same dog charged at Jeremy and Tucker yesterday morning. Yes, it was reported (again!)
Since Toby’s passing, we’ve learned more that breaks our hearts even further about this same dog... A neighbor with a smaller dog then ours told me she has called Animal Control twice — once after the dog charged her young daughter on a bike, nearly causing serious injury.
We have called at least seven times ourselves. And they have called twice...
What does it take?
It should not take the death of a beloved family member for a dog to be deemed dangerous.
We are asking for your continued support — not only to help cover the overwhelming medical costs we incurred trying to save Toby, but also as we seek justice, accountability, and healing.
We want to feel safe again.
We want our toddler to walk to the car or the mailbox without fear.
We want Toby’s life to matter.
Thank you to everyone who prayed, donated, shared, checked on us, and loved Toby alongside us.
Your support has helped carry us through some of the darkest days of our lives, and we will never forget that.
Please continue to keep our family in your thoughts as we navigate this unimaginable loss. We weren't supposed to bring Toby home in a box weeks later...
Justice for Toby
Forever loved. Forever missed.
Forever Toby's Family
Forever Toby’s Mom & Dad
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Prayers for Our Sweet Boy, Toby
On Sunday night, December 28th, just before 7:00 PM, our lives were turned upside down.
I had just arrived home with Emerson and was taking our dogs, Toby and Tucker, outside to go potty. Only steps from our front door, Toby was violently attacked and mauled by our neighbor’s German Shepherd, who charged into our yard and grabbed him.
The dog shook Toby like a rag doll and would not let go.
For 10–15 terrifying minutes, I fought with everything I had — both of my dogs were on leashes and in harnesses, and I was pulling with all my strength in my own yard, screaming for help and trying desperately to get the dog to release Toby. I managed to call 911 while screaming, terrified that Emerson would come outside and be attacked next. No one came out to help.
At one point, the dog tried to drag Toby back toward his own yard. It became a brutal tug-of-war.
Tucker tried to protect his brother, and the Shepherd whipped his head toward Tucker — with Toby’s body limp and hanging from his mouth.
We have called the police at least seven times previously about this very dog roaming loose, but this was the first time he charged and attacked.
The neighbor has still not said a word or taken responsibility. Their dog walked away without a single scratch.
Toby was rushed to the 24-hour emergency vet, where we spent the entire night watching our sweet boy endure surgery, procedures, and pain management. Leaving him there was heartbreaking, but necessary to save his life.
Our vet bill is currently over $7,500 and still climbing.
Toby remains hospitalized for round-the-clock care, pain management, monitoring, medications, and recovery.
His liver levels were critically high but have begun to improve, and while he wasn't eating yet (understandably, after such trauma) yesterday, they placed him on a feeding tube to make sure he has all the nutrition he needs. He has had moments of rest and small movements — signs we are holding onto with hope. He had a bad evening Tuesday with Fever, Seizures and concerns for blood work but even the doctors have said, boy Toby is a FIGHTER! And even though we know the little guy has been through so much we are trusting Doctors to help us make the right decisions. We don't want him in any pain... we just want to continue his path of recovery!
At home, Tucker is heartbroken, wandering room to room looking for his brother. The two have never been apart in over five years. (Since we brought Tucker home)
How You Can Help:
I am not someone who asks for help easily. I’m usually the one trying to help others.
But between emergency care, surgery, medications, and trying to bring Toby home safely, we simply cannot do this alone.
If you are able, we are asking for help to cover:
24-hour emergency vet care
Surgery and procedures
Medications and follow-up visits
Supplies needed once Toby comes home
If you can’t donate, please continue to lift Toby up in prayer — we truly believe it’s helping carry him through this fight.
Other Ways to Donate
If GoFundMe doesn’t work for you, donations can also be sent via:
Zelle: message me!
PayPal: message me!
Square: (QR code available upon request)
I don't have Venmo or CashApp but if one of these are best for you just message me!
Venmo / CashApp: Available through a trusted friend (I don't have either!) —
Please message me for details
Any additional funds beyond vet bills will go toward medications, puppy pads, recovery supplies, and upcoming follow-up vet visits.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for reading, sharing, praying, and helping us bring our sweet boy home.
With continued improvement, we are hopeful Toby may be able to come home in the next 2–3 days.
Please keep praying for our boy.
No raffles, sweepstakes, giveaways, or returns on investment are offered in exchange for any donations made to this GoFundMe.
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