By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt

In September of 2016 Debbie and I rescued our beloved little boy, Santino Corleone Berkwitt when we lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was in a puppy mill and treated very badly. That ended the day he walked into our home starting with a trip to our dog groomer who had to cut him short because they let his beautiful coat get matted!

From that day until this day, Santino is the most loving, loyal and kind little boy both Debbie and I could have ever asked for. When his beloved sister, another rescue Bella Dawn Berkwitt sadlyhad to be put down in November 2023 due to cancer, Santino didn’t miss a beat to be beyond loving towards Debbie and I filling a hole in our hearts with the loss of our little girl.

Sadly, in February of 2025, Santino was diagnosed with cancer too. This time around, we decided to go to the holistic approach to dealing with his cancer. In November of last year, we had tests run on him and we were devastated to learn that his liver had shut down. Along with having Anemia. We were told Santino had days to a week left to live.