04/11/2026
CHOCOLATE Update: For those following the cruelty case of the fawn male from BARC and his Malinois brother, I took Choc to my vet today who has confirmed he IS blind, but the good news is he doesn't appear to have pain in his eyes. The eyeballs themselves are very small suggesting poor breeding, the third eyelid is down nearly all the time but due to smallness in size of the eyeball his lids don't appear to close them enough always to keep out dust/debris which causes them to be red. I am looking into protective doggles which will cover his eyes, his forehead and face enough to help protect him . We have a halo which isn't sufficient for him ..... The GOOD news is he weighed 84 lbs today a FAR cry from 60 when I got him. He's happy, he's loving he's thriving and that's the best I can ask for. He is safe with us and we love him