Cushio is a 1-year-old Mastiff mix in Stoutsville, OH, who needs $700 for femoral head ostectomy.

As a family we decided we were ready for a new dog for our family. so the search for the perfect one began, I've always had a strong love for mastiffs, our rescued boy who passed at 12 was such an amazing dog, A friend sent me a link to a craigslist ad for a mastiff mix, I went to meet him, and the conditions were horrible. without question we paid the outrageous rehoming fee and brought him home

It took us quite some time to get him to trust us, We highly suspected abuse, as does his vet. We finally have our big boy happy and comfortable in his surroundings, He sleeps in bed every night with one of our 2 children or myself, In the summer he loves going to the creek to play with all the neighbor kids. tug is one of his favorite games to play , he will find his toys and bring them to us.

We saved mercushio about 6 months prior to covid, i had suffered some medical conditions myself at the same time and lost my job. While I'm starting to get back to work now we only have 60 days to schedule because we received a pledge of $300 from the Mosby foundation.

We aren't completely sure if the poor living conditions prior to us saving him or genetics is the main cause, but mercushio is suffering from severe hip displasia in his right hip, without the proper procedure he is left living in pain, and that's no life to live. as young as he is we are not ready to give up on him, and his age makes him a great candidate for the FHO surgery.

He really is such a character, its a hard toss up weather my youngest son or the neighbors dog is his best friend, my youngest son and Mercushio are inseparable. If he leaves the room, mercushio follows. He loves doing tricks for treats, as soon as he hears the treat bag he immediately rolls over on his back.