Our perfect princess, Orli, died while in the care of Houston-based dog trainers. We sent her to training to help ease her anxieties resulting from prolonged abuse before CAMO Rescue took her in. Instead of helping Orli, based on the evidence, it seems the trainers withheld food and water from Orli and her brother, left them to sit in their own urine and excrement for extended periods of time, and withheld critical medical intervention needed as a result of their abuse and neglect -- resulting in her death. In Orli’s memory, we’re trying to raise money for CAMO Rescue, who saved our precious girl 2 years ago. Our GoFundMe goal is $10,000 to sponsor naming rights to a room at CAMO’s new facility that will save even more dogs from high-kill shelters. We’d love to sponsor the Orli Bergstein Meet and Greet Room, where foster pups can meet their new furever families. Please help us honor Orli with a tax-deductible donation that goes straight to CAMO Rescue.
Orli was the most beautiful little girl -- inside and out. She was our world, and we are so honored to be her parents. Orli loved to sunbathe outside on the porch of her dog house, twirl like a ballerina when she was getting a treat, and play tug-of-war with her fur brother. She was the perfect baby spoon to cuddle with while lulling you to sleep with her very feminine snoring. She had the cutest waddle when she walked and never stopped making us laugh. Orli demanded belly rubs as if that should be our full-time job and preferred to use the Mommy Elevator instead of the stairs to our bed. She took an active role in showing our CAMO fosters the ropes and giving them hope that they, too, can find loving families that think they're perfect. Orli loved her fur brother, Dov, immensely and served as his "emotional support animal." His anxieties improved significantly in her presence, and their bond was evident. When we checked the dog cams during workdays, we’d find them snuggled together. Orli was only 6 lbs, but she didn’t know it. For a little person, she left a gigantic hole in the world without her.
In the 2 years we had her, Orli changed our lives. We are forever indebted to CAMO for giving us our greatest joy. Orli came to CAMO a mess -- needing an eye removed and barely having fur to cover her body. She was petrified of people and didn’t make a peep. She was so scared, she lost control of her bladder and bowels when touched. CAMO took Orli in and nurtured her. When we rescued her, Orli became our world, and her confidence grew as a result. It took her a long time to learn to trust, but she eventually took her rightful place as princess of the castle, where the humans are just here to cater to her every need. Orli taught us so much about love and patience. It took her two years to reciprocate face kisses, but the wait was worth it. CAMO gave us our daughter, and we want to help CAMO continue to make perfect matches between foster pups and families who will worship them. CAMO takes in the sick, old, and otherwise unwanted dogs that other rescues won’t, and the organization relies on donations to continue its important work.
More information about CAMO Rescue: Camo Rescue is based in Houston, TX, where there are 1.2 million homeless animals on the streets. We rescue about 600 euthanasia listed dogs a year from shelters and the streets. Many of them are sick and injured. We are foster based, so we put them into homes, get them well, vetted, spayed and neutered and then into new homes. Our website is www.camorescue.com
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