Love in Action: Couple Sacrifices Wedding Fund to Save an Injured Dog, Proving She Deserved a Second Chance

Dylan McCay and his fiancé Emily Roberts revealed they used the money to pay for reconstructive surgery on a Goldendoodle they found seriously injured and abandoned by the side of a road, according to a post shared by the couple on Facebook on Nov. 2.

“It had been raining all day and she was wet. I gathered towels and blankets and sped to the location,” they wrote about the Goldendoodle, which they have since named Acklin. “Her back legs were both covered in blood and appeared broken… She was shivering and coughing.”

As the dog was not microchipped, no owner was listed as responsible for the pooch — leaving the financial responsibility on the couple. “[We] decided in that moment that I would do whatever was necessary to help this puppy. She deserved a chance at life,” they wrote on Facebook.

“We have pulled the money from our wedding fund and our overall life savings to fund these medical expenses,” the pair wrote. “That being said, we are joyous and excited at the possibility of saving this wonderful girl and giving her the best life she could imagine.”

In an update posted on Nov. 5, McCay and Roberts shared that Acklin’s surgery was successful and that they are now focused on raising money for her rehabilitation costs, which she is due to start soon.

“Our sweet girl is able to get this much-deserved help because of all of you,” they wrote. “Her rehabilitation and therapy will be expensive, but we are working as hard as we can for our sweet girl.”