Gunner is a 7-year-old Labrador Pointer Mix in Egg Harbor Township, NJ, who needs $1,000 for TECABO.

We adapted Gunner after a devastating loss of our first "Baby" Dakota whom we adopted 11yrs ago. It was love at first sight. He was good with other dogs, kids (we have 2 preschoolers) and older, he was 6.5yrs old when we adopted him. He has legs for days and a goody gallop!! We all feel loved immediately!

He took his time warning up to us which is understandable since he was with his previous family his whole life. But day by day, week by week he was slowly coming out of his shell and socializing with our family. He immediately took to my husband and followed him ALL around the house. It worked out that as soon as we adopted him the state shut down from COVID and my husband washed with him all day

We live on a fixed income, then with COVID taking a financial hit we are constantly dipping into our savings. But we know in the end Gunner will be happy and we will be happy knowing he is not in pain.

Upon adopting Gunner we were informed he had chronic ear infection, one he currently fighting but the shelter assured me that a change in dog food would fix. 10mn and copious vet visits later he has NEVER not had an ear infection. We are now going to remove his inner ear canal that will HOPEFULLY cure his ear infections!! Though this procedure is not cheap.

Gunner has so much patience for my girls. They are very young and have LOTS of energy. Bringing any new dog into our life made me a little nervous, how would they react to high energy running and screaming in an environment they are not familiar with?Gunner took it with stride and a type of stoic demeanor. He also helped me heal- I was broken after the death of our beloved Dakota, he rescued me.