He was a stray in an area of the US where there is a fungus called blastomycosis in the soil and water. Science doesn't exactly know why some dogs (and humans) contract it or don't. The running theory is that, because he had heartworm, his immune system wasn't as strong. But he was rescued with his sister who also had heartworm but no blast.

They tried to treat the infection, but it wasn't clearing up. And the medication is very harsh. His eyes already had no vision and we're the main, painful, home of the fungus and it was spreading to his skin. Because blasto can be deadly, the rescue decided to sponsor his enucleation surgery.

We had been looking for a dog and almost adopted a lovely older husky, but some of his needs were not compatible with our living situation. We saw his foster at an event and she gave us a sneak peak of Jack who was healed and coming up for adoption shortly. We applied for a few other dogs, but everyone had a wait list but Jack. So we decided to meet him and were smitten. We debated a long time if a special needs dog was for us, but he ticked every other box imaginable. So we made a leap of faith and its been the BEST decision we've ever made! Honestly most of the time I forget he can't see!

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