When Carol adopted Chip, she lamented to the rescue group, “It’s a shame there isn’t an organization who could have helped his family pay for the care he needed so they could keep... More > him.” Never did she expect to experience the same scenario herself. Faced with a diagnosis of cancer and a treatment protocol of bi-weekly Chemotherapy and combined with her recent job loss, now she couldn’t afford the very treatment that might save his life.
Through his journey, Carol came to learn that hundreds of thousands of pet owners across the nation are faced with the decision to end their pet’s life and suffering when the cost of life-saving treatment is outside their financial means. For these families that final decision is brutal. Carol, fresh with the pain of facing this same decision, created Brown Dog Foundation. And, just like that, families have an alternative.
Brown Dog has inspired many to do good work. He will inspire you too.< Less
“If I’d known Chip’s passing would make him famous, we would have had more escapades to make the story interesting!” The story is endearing because of its simplicity. In Brown... More > Dog you’ll meet Chocolate Chip, a brown labrador retriever-mix whose life and passing motivated his person to make a difference in the lives of others. At age four, Chip was surrendered by a family who couldn’t pay for a tumor removal. After the rescue group had the tumor removed, he was adopted by a single woman who doted on him.
When Carol adopted Chip, she lamented to the rescue group, “It’s a shame there isn’t an organization who could have helped his family pay for the care he needed so they could keep him.” Never did she expect to experience the same scenario herself. Brown Dog has inspired many to do good work. He will inspire you too.< Less
When Carol adopted Chip, she lamented to the rescue group, “It’s a shame there isn’t an organization who could have helped his family pay for the care he needed so they could keep... More > him.” Never did she expect to experience the same scenario herself. Faced with a diagnosis of cancer and a treatment protocol of bi-weekly Chemotherapy and combined with her recent job loss, now she couldn’t afford the very treatment that might save his life.
Through his journey, Carol came to learn that hundreds of thousands of pet owners across the nation are faced with the decision to end their pet’s life and suffering when the cost of life-saving treatment is outside their financial means. For these families that final decision is brutal. Carol, fresh with the pain of facing this same decision, created Brown Dog Foundation. And, just like that, families have an alternative.
Brown Dog has inspired many to do good work. He will inspire you too.< Less
About Len Napoli - Carol Smock
Len Napoli serves as an insurance and risk management consultant to commercial clientele in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He resides with his wife Theresa and his cat, Cali.
He enjoys writing, having contributed technical articles for the insurance industry as well as co-adapting a story for video. Len has been a guest contributor for various publications, most notably of which is Barrister Magazine.
Writing poetry also occupies some of his spare time. In 2011, while searching the internet to find an animal-related charity, he happened upon the Brown Dog Foundation website. Len became a contributor to the organization after reading about the charity’s funding to families that have a sick pet and do not have enough money for treatment.
The story of Chocolate Chip and subsequent creation of Brown Dog Foundation so moved him that he approached Carol and suggested that he write a book with her help to chronicle events.
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