This is a courtesy post, so please do not contact Rescue Ridge, but instead, please contact Steve at 201-360-3817 or SteveSach32@aol.com. I went to the shelter where I used to volunteer on a Saturday about 2 ½ years ago. I found this new dog that had come in. He was lying there on his steel grate staring up at me, both eyes swollen shut with infection. His left front paw was swollen and he had scars and open wounds all over his body. The shelter manager told me a woman had brought him in. She said she stole him from her boyfriend who was going to kill him because he would not fight. Apparently he had been thrown in a fight ring and refused to defend himself, probably more than once, judging from the wounds in various stages of healing across his body. His face was gentle and the shelter wasn’t about to spend any money on medical care for him so I took him home to foster, with a stop at my veterinarian’s office beforehand. His eyes were badly infected and I needed to put drops in them three times per day. Some of his wounds were infected as well and I was instructed to bathe him with a prescription shampoo every day. Great, I thought, I’m going to take this 80 pound fight ring dog and put him in my tub and spray him down with water, his face right next to mine. This should be fun. But Levi was appreciative of the care he was receiving and trusted me intrinsically. He cooperated with me fully. He extended only friendship to my other dogs even though it was other dogs who had torn him nearly to pieces. He greets everyone he meets with a wagging tail and a friendly, enthusiastic hello. He loves children and is gentle with cats. I don’t know why he has sat here for 2 ½ years without a willing adopter. Maybe his scars scare people away. Maybe there are just so many dogs that he has been overlooked. He needs a home of his own with people who have plenty of time to play with him and might let him sleep in their bed. He deserves this now. He is probably a Cane Corso/Shar-pei mix and about 4 ½ years old. He is neutered, micro-chipped and up to date on shots. He is friendly to everyone he meets. If you’d like to meet him, please contact Steve: 201-360-3817 or SteveSach32@aol.com. On '10-08-04, Levi was adopted.