Help Us Save Champion

My name is Debb Heard, and for me, rescue started as a journey and became a purpose.

For more than seven years, I've been rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming dogs in need, and I did it on my own, paying for everything myself (when I wasn't busy being a foster fail ). But there's only so much one person can do alone. That's why I founded Heard Paws Rescue: to help more dogs than I ever could by myself.

We may be a rescue just starting out, but I'm a volunteer at heart and always will be. Volunteering at the shelter gives us a front-row seat to how badly these dogs need a way out. The overlooked and forgotten are often the ones hurting the most. This fundraiser is about giving one of them that chance.

Meet Champion (A2793035). Since arriving at Miami-Dade Animal Services, he has declined dramatically. Without the proper treatment, his skin infection has become so severe that he's losing his fur and creating wounds. Treating skin infections is simple but not easy: it takes time, consistency, and care, whatever the underlying cause. I'm confident we can get him healthy again following a specific protocol, but we need time, a foster, and funds to make it happen.

We need to your before Champion becomes a matter of deadline for being labeled as “too complex to treat or too advanced stage of infection …”

The good news: Champion has a foster! Now we need our community to come together to cover the treatment he needs. Our starting goal is $1,500, which will cover his vet visit, bloodwork, skin and ear cytology, skin scrape, PCR testing, medicated baths, his first month of medication, and a special diet. We'll share updates every step of the way, but first, we need you.

Please help us save Champion and give this sweet boy the second chance he deserves.