With a sniff and a bark, this French bulldog, Mac, is lucky to be alive. Two and a half years ago, he had a herniated disk.

"[They were left with] not many choices. Either have surgery or have to let him go, which is like the last thing that anybody wants to do," said Mac's grandparent, Ron Witt.

Witt said Mac's owners paid for the surgery, but Mac needed rehab at Steel City Canine Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine.

"It really did help him in getting his movement in his legs," said Witt.

While Mac walks freely now, affording all of this was too much for Witt's son.

"The Izzie Fund and helping with the rehab have been just absolutely tremendous," he said.

The Izzie Fund is a nonprofit that covers expensive medical bills for dogs like Mac. President and founder of The Izzy Fund, Victo

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