When it became apparent that surgery was necessary, we reached out to our supporters for donations to put toward his surgery. Thanks to all of you, we were able to raise the money through our second chance fund and schedule his operation. Red came through the ordeal very well but recuperation in a shelter situation was not ideal. Oh how we wished someone would come along to foster him through this time.
Many people in the area had met or heard about Red and were on the look out for someone who might be willing to foster or adopt. A couple from Atlanta who were visiting SGI were told about him. They had recently lost their rescue Great Dane and had always adopted dogs with special needs so they decided to come to the shelter to meet Red Bono.
Red was still shy with strangers so it took several visits before he relaxed with them, but once he did, they could see how special he was and see his potential. They did some research on what physical therapy would entail and also about heartworm treatment as Red Bono still had heartworm treatment to go through. Even facing a fairly long therapy time line and heartworm treatment, they decided to adopt him, take him home to Atlanta, and complete his therapy and treatments.
