Any animal lover will know THAT pet. The one who tugs at your heart strings, whose personality is larger than life, and who you'll never feel like you can love them just as much as they deserve. Bella was that pet to our Founder and her husband.  Bella will be remembered by the following traits:

• She loved food - and we mean, really loved food. She knew the word "cake", though her experience with it was a puzzle and she never was fed any.

• She commanded a room with her deadpan facial expressions and quiet ability to sneak up on you, which inspired her owners to conjure imaginary stories about her work as a secret agent spy. (We absolutely believe her reports on human behaviour will one day be credited as a catalyst to a revolution)

• She conquered cushions at every opportunity - the softer, and higher the pile of cushions, the better

• She loved to be next to her humans, especially if you were willing to get silly and roll on the floor with her
   

On June 21, 2020, Bella experienced a sudden spleen rupture due to a benign mass. Within 20 minutes, a healthy happy dog who had greeted her owners at the door with a wagging tail became lifeless as she lost 60% of her blood. Bella survived a splenectomy, but  was showing little signs of recovery in the 24 hours following, when the decision was made to humanely end her life on June 22, 2020.  The experience was very traumatic for Bella's family, and left a huge hole in their hearts. Due to the high costs of such an emergency, "Bella Bucks" are aimed to assist with animals recovering from emergency surgeries.