Meet Hunter, an 18 month old male golden retriever dumped at school in Alabama, he then went to a shelter where a local rescue pulled him for us. Initially he was limping on his right front leg but he recovered from that. Then he got adopted and the family thought he was just too active for them and wanted to return him. But before any of that happened, Hunter was run over by the family in the driveway. He was taken to a vet who declared he was OK – only minor scrapes and bruises. So after a couple of weeks, we allowed Hunter to go to a training bootcamp we had arranged for him. But it became more and more apparent that something was wrong with Hunter. He was disoriented. He acted like he was blind. He was lathargic. The trainer called the owners and they said they didn’t want him back … “just give him back to AGA, we’ve spent enough money on him”, they said. We immediately picked him up and took him to the vet where we tried everything we could to help him – medication, MRIs, spinal taps, you name it. In addition he had so many people pulling for him and so many contributors to the Hunter Fund. We, along with Hunter, are very thankful. However, it is with great sadness that we report that Hunter crossed the Rainbow Bridge. His neurological tests were not conclusive but his doctors said he was brain damaged and we will never know what happened to him. Was it the car accident? Was he inadvertedly choked and his brain deprived of oxygen? Could that be the reason he didn’t like anyone touching his neck? Too many questions and no answers. For the last two days, Hunter had been agitated. He was attacking his food bowl and chewies and dish towels like he thought they were alive. He became aggressive and unpredictable. He would pace and growl at nothing. It was obvious to everyone who loved this dog, that Hunter was not right and was miserable. So we did the only thing we could, we loved him enough to end his suffering. His two foster families gave him happiness for a fleeting moment in his life. We just hope he knows that he was loved.