The dog had been used as bait for fighting dogs when he was just a few months old. What would begin as a terrible day suddenly got brighter as the ugliest dog they had ever seen–one who was missing an ear and had half his face covered in scar tissue–ran up to them and captured their hearts. In 2002, Larry Levin and his twin sons, Dan and Noah, took their terminally ill cat to the Ardmore Animal Hospital outside Philadelphia to have the beloved pet put to sleep. And also with the Levin family for looking past Oogy’s physical deformities and his scary past and giving him the loving life that he so deserved.In the bestselling tradition of Rescuing Sprite comes the story of a puppy brought back from the brink of death, and the family he adopted. Everyone who met Oogy fell in love with him. He was a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2008 and he made frequent appearances at events and fundraisers throughout his native Philadelphia area. Oogy became quite a celebrity in the dog world. Instead, Oogy’s ancestry was pinned down to the Dogo Argentino, another breed whose strength and lineage is often exploited. Interestingly, Oogy was not a pit bull - the breed of dog most often associated with dog fighting. Oogy went on to serve as an ambassador for animal rescue and the “face” of the horrors of the dogfighting world. He may have had only half of a face, but the Levin family soon found that his heart was so very full heart and despite his horrible beginnings, he had nothing but love to give. Odds continued to sway in Oogy’s favor when Levin and his family decided to bring him home. While others had given up on him, Oogy was fortunate enough to end up in a veterinarian’s office who decided to give him a chance at a better life. He was used as a bait dog - the dog fighters savagely turned their dogs loose on him for “practice” - and he was left with some horrific injuries to his face. Oogy, as he became known, began his life as part of a dog fighting ring. But that’s exactly what happened and within the pages of Oogy, readers discover just how that friendship came to be.Īt just a few months of age, a tiny white puppy with a horrible past soon became the light of the Levin family’s life.
When Larry Levin, a Philadelphia-area lawyer, walked into his veterinarian’s office with his sick cat twelve years ago, the last thing he expected was to find his new best friend. And that face on the cover… I mean… Come. When I saw Oogy on the shelf at the bookstore, I snatched it up right away. I can’t resist a good animal story. It’s a hard one to wrap your head around, but one that everyone needs to hear. I’m so glad that Oogy’s story has been told.
*I wrote and submitted this review for publication, elsewhere, a little while back, but since hearing the sad news of sweet Oogy’s passing last week, I decided to post it here, today.
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