
Marco the Pit Bull had the odds stacked against him.
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Marco was a homeless Pit Bull rescued from the brink of death. He had a skin infection, sores all over his body, and hardly any hair at all.
His rescuers at GO Rescue Pet Adoption Center knew the chances of Marco getting a forever home were slim. To make matters worse, he was blind – the pup suffered from terrible cataracts, and surgery would be expensive.
Despite his terrible misfortune, Marco was about to find a stroke of luck: a woman named Georgia Obenaus.
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Obenaus took one look at Marco, and immediately fell in love. The struggling, lonely little Pit Bull melted her heart, and she knew she had to do whatever it took to find him a family.
Before Marco could adjust to a family home, he needed his eyesight back, so Obenaus started an online fundraiser for his surgery. Moved by the poor pup’s plight, dog lovers around the country came together and helped him get his eyes fixed. While the money came in, Marco slowly healed – his fur came back as his skin got better. By the time enough had been raised for his surgery, Marco was hard to recognize.
Source: GO Rescue Pet Adoption Center/Facebook
After his surgery, Marco bounded out of the waiting room. He recognized the scent of the woman who had taken him in, but for the first time, he could see her too.
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Marco had his eyes back, but he still needed a home.
Source: GO Rescue Pet Adoption Center/Facebook
After word got out about Marco through his fundraiser, a family stepped up to give him a home. Ashley and Sara MacGinley were some of the first to step up and donate to Marco’s surgery fund, and it isn’t hard to see how well he fits in with the family:
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Now, Marco has a second chance at life, and a loving family to provide and care for him. The MacGinleys had figured Marco would have been adopted before his surgery, and were thrilled when they found out he could be theirs. While it wasn’t easy for his rescuers to say goodbye, they were overjoyed at the news of his new start.
Source: GO Rescue Pet Adoption Center/Facebook
In the words of Marco’s rescuer, Georgia Obenaus:
“In 2013, I came across a hopeless soul in the back kennel of a back room of an animal control. He knew he was going to die. He had mange, skin infections, his skin didn’t even cover his whole tail. He was also blind…I say WAS –we took him into the safety of our rescue, addressed his issues one by one…a couple who followed his story cared enough to raise his eye surgery funds…fast forward to today—Marco has been ADOPTED by a couple who are friends with the ladies who raised his eye surgery $$ , they were also one of the FIRST to donate toward his eye surgery last year…as much as it hurts my heart to let him go, that’s what we do, what we hope for, our gift to Marco is to let him have the life he has waited so long for….the life that he deserved all along.”
Source: GO Rescue Pet Adoption Center/Facebook
Today, Marco has a new lease on life and a loving family, all because of everyday heroes like Obenaus and the MacGinley family.
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Pamela Hartman
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He is beautiful and sweet! I am so happy his health issues are fixed and he has been adopted to a loving forever family!
Chris Haluska
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Can’t put a price on this kind of love
Megan Stas
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Marijo McDevitt Stas
Jocelyne Triganne
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Wonderful that he goes no such a good home.
Irene Wilmont
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I love happy endings.
Jeannette Nardiello
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Beautiful story, beautiful dog and beautiful people!!!
Emma Wells
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Lord bless her for taking care of that poor pitbull so wonderful
Desmond Marlick
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All they want is love nd they can give so much love bigtime too.
Emma Wells
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Yes yes yes Agree
Pamela Forster
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Scared baby, needs reassurance and love♡
Darlene Whalen
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Great
Pat Veazey
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So very thankful for the people who cared enough about a poor hapless dog to get him the attention and medical care he needed. Now he is a beautiful dog with a happy loving family.
Linda Venter Langeveldt
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Heartbreaking with most beautiful ending.
Lynne Karran
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This is all they want
Anthony Adam Gorga
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Huge hearts. Some dogs just need a chance.
Diana Darnell
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God bless you
Neacsu Liliana
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❤️❤️❤️
Mike Van Ditto
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So touching.
Teresa Flusche
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Fabulous
Karen Morris
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Bless you kind and caring soul for rescuing this sweet pup and finding him the home he deserves.
Toy Sammons Reardon
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Thanks