Little Sweet is a 8 year old American Pit Bull Terrier in Amelia Courthouse, VA, who needs $2,000 for Emergency Care.

Little Sweet arrived on my doorstep as a stray. From the beginning, he fit right in with my other dog, a Chihuahua named Pip, and our two cats. Soon, a female dog (Lola) showed up on our doorstep. Lola was also a stray, and before we could schedule neutering surgery we had to deal with a large litter of puppies. We kept one of the puppies and the others were adopted out through the SPCA.

Little Sweet was shot in the chest by a stranger 7/19/24 in my front yard in Amelia Courthouse, Va. He was rushed to a local vet, who stabilized him & determined he had cracked ribs & a crushed left front leg. Bullet fragments can be seen on his x-rays. He spent a week there & had 2 blood transfusions due to anemia. He will require amputation surgery & must be transported to a different vet.

Little Sweet is a special dog and is like a son to me, since I have no children of my own. It is totally devastating that he is suffering and will have to lose his leg. It is difficult to understand why a heartless and evil individual perpetrated this heinous crime. The shooting has been reported to police and we have a description of the car as it was driving away from the scene.

I have only been employed for about 1 month. I live with my girlfriend and her teenaged daughter in a rental house. My girlfriend is a transplant recipient and her only income is disability. We have no pet insurance and live paycheck to paycheck.