Hello all, I had to break out the old computer to write this update, I feel a lot is happening right now. Before I jump right in I want to say THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU!! We are really just short of 10,000 signatures and that seems unfathomable! So THANK YOU!! I noticed tonight that on my end it shows over $2000 has been donated on this site, *** PLEASE KEEP IN MIND - WHEN YOU DONATE ON HERE  it does NOT come to us. It goes to change.org 

If you are interested in donating to Bentley directly, visit  https://gofund.me/d4bae1c2 to donate directly to Bentley! AND THANK YOU!!! WE SEE YOU, YOUR COMMENTS, YOUR FEEDBACK, and MOST importantly, we HEAR YOU!There has been A LOT developing behind the scenes. Baron has filed an appellate, however they said he filed to the wrong courts and was given 15 days to respond. REST ASSURED, HE FILED TODAY and is confident he did so in the correct court this time. In addition to the appellate request, he filed a motion to request that Bentley NOT be put down. 

This was just done so we don't know anything yet. As soon as he knows and I know, I will update everyone. We are desperate to keep Bentley's story active and out there because it IS an important story for any dog owner to read, to hear about, to be upset by. Bentley is Baron's doggo, and I myself have a dog (Lucy). I worry every minute of every day that as easily as this happened to Baron and Bentley it could just as easily happen to Lucy and myself. This case (situation) hurts my soul and makes me so angry. Just real talk here for a minute (or three!). I've been told that this woman who is "pretty sure" Bentley attacked/bit her IS the evidence in the case. So it really lights a fire under my ass to know that people can just claim YOUR dog did something to them and there doesn't have to be concrete evidence or PROOF of it. THAT is one of the many things that really bother me here. It worries me that anyone can say anything and it can literally cost you your doggo's life. And it isn't right! It's actually really sickening to know this. I live in anxious hell every single day thinking this is it.... today is the day that we are told Bentley will be murdered. Because you have to understand, that IS what is happening here (potentially). They might say oh no he is being euthanized as if that makes it sound better somehow, which it doesn't. There is nothing humane about this situation. He is in solitary confinement with the exception of Monday, Wednesday and Fridays when I go to see him. Their rules prevent them from having direct contact with Bentley and he is essentially on death row. He is not allowed to be interacted with. He cannot be petted or loved upon. They feed him and they clean up his kennel just enough that they don't get in trouble. Weekly I go to visit him and he has feces in his kennel because he is confined to a piss and shit kennel 24/7 until I show up to physically take him to their outside area where he is able to use the restroom. There isn't even grass out there for him, and he has to use the restroom in between random bulky items (a wooden thing that allows them to walk up/down, a teeter-totter, a rinky dinky plastic stand with a hula hoop to jump through - which has been chewed up and not functional). There are some toys scattered, all of which are chewed and community toys, free for any doggo to play with and Bentley never does. I'm sure it's because they smell like other doggo's and he doesn't feel like they're for him to play with. Bentley himself has developed rashes and bloody stool. These all went untreated until they were brought to Animal Controls attention, so he is better now ... but still... I guess they can't notice things like this when they can't interact with him (SIGH).There are several of us working around the clock looking for attorney's and calling them, emailing them, etc. We HAVE TO FIND AN ATTORNEY for appellate court. If they grant Baron's request to hear the case then he HAS to have an attorney. He is now working two jobs, I just transitioned from my full time job of the last seven years to a part time second job which led to me leaving the full time job to go full time at the part time place. (whew! what a mouthful lol) Money is pretty tight but I'm hoping once I get caught up again I will be able to help put some money aside for Bentley. Our biggest problem is time, we don't have a lot of it. Our second biggest problem is money. You have to have money to get an attorney and appellate isn't cheap! Baron is going to be looking at roughly $7000 just to hire an attorney. He has used some of the money out of the gofundme and currently I am just waiting for him to get me some receipts to be able to post as proof we are in fact using that money accordingly. He will still have to pay animal control as well for "housing" Bentley. It costs $10/day for Bentley to be there and it's been SEVEN very very LONG MONTHS of him being there. Today makes 30 weeks (30 weeks X 7 days = 210 days, 210 days X $10/day = $2100 owed) This will not include any vet fees and/or additional fees Baron may be charged. Side note, when I say we or us I do actually mean Baron. I say "we" "us" etc because I have been involved since the day Bentley was taken. I know a lot of you have asked and wondered how it is that TN has a one bite rule so wtf is Bentley doing there? This woman claims that aside from her leg he then lunged at her face and she threw her arm up and obtained a small bite on the elbow area of her arm. This makes it more than one bite and "multi-limbs."I actually don't know the legality of this next part, but what I know I can say (well.. I DON'T know that I can say it but I'm going too) is this; I found the bodycam footage to be ... interesting to say the least. Until I can find out specifically what I am legally allowed to say and not say on open forums I will have to leave it at that.... interesting.  I know those of you still reading at this point are going to be like WHAT IS IT! And I promise as soon as I know I can say,  will. Hell, I want to know if we can post it! I don't think we can, and while I want too I have to refrain because it is back in the courts and we aren't trying to mess anything up for Bentley and really nail the coffin shut. We WANT TO SAVE BENTLEY! In an ideal world, Bentley comes home to Baron. I don't know if this is even a possibility but until we are told point blank by a judge that it is or isn't that maintains the goal. Rest assured, we do have a backup plan. Since I don't know who might be reading this, I am hesitant to just air that plan out in the open. Don't worry it is nothing crazy, there will be no shenanigans (no, seriously). It's a last ditch effort that we have no way of knowing that it may even work, so we need to keep the ace up our sleeve just in case! Our primary focus is to KEEP BENTLEY ALIVE. TO hope that he can continue hanging on and not give up. I cannot even imagine what he must think and feel, and truth be told, it is easier not to dwell on that as it is the type of thing that can and will (DOES) keep you up at night. I just wanted to get on here, send a short story and just be real and honest about how hard this has been for us, especially Baron, ESPECIALLY BENTLEY. Since Baron was banned, I do think Bentley probably thinks Baron has just abandoned him, but he didn't! He cannot go if they won't let him. After four months, they have allowed him to come back only on Wednesdays as long as I am there to accompany him (babysit basically). As much as it sucks, Wednesdays ARE better than no contact at all, and as Baron was just informed he doesn't have the RIGHT to see Bentley, it is a privilege being granted to him TO SEE BENTLEY. (Soooo there's that). I may get online and cause waves, but when I am there, I give them zero reason to say I cause problems. I refuse to be banned and have myself stripped from the one consistent form of hooman contact Bentley is allowed. I think he is okay and doing the best he can in this situation. We are having a heat wave locally and heat indexes are over 100 degrees so he has not wanted to stay outside very long at all. He was alive and well today and will be alive and hopefully well on Friday when I see him again. As always, thank you for your support and stay tuned... to be continued...