Man rescues blind dog after finding him abandoned near lake

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) - Over the weekend Nathan Ivy was fishing with his partner at Lake Mittry when he heard a dog crying in the distance.

After hiking for around two miles he found a blind, abandoned, and starving dog stuck in the bushes.

Since, then Nathan has taken in man's best friend, giving him a place to stay and calling him Stevie.

He says it's in our nature to help those who need it.

“It’s human instinct, it’s what is built in us from birth, it’s something that we’re blessed with when we come into this world to make sure that other things that are sharing the same life on this planet have a good life,” Nathan says.

He says Stevie was weak and covered in fleas, appearing to be abandoned for hours.

“When I found him, you could tell he had been clawing at the dirt trying to get his way out of there, but because he’s so blind I don’t think he had much of an option as far as that goes seeing his way out of there," Nathan said.

However, after days of taking care of Stevie, he says he is starting to get his strength back.

“He’s highly energetic, very kind, very personable, he’s up there in age wise but he’s strong, he pulls us around,” Nathan described.

Nathan and his significant other are looking for help to pay Stevie’s medical expenses, and are looking to see if anyone would like to adopt man’s best friend.

“We are looking for a home for him, if nobody wants him or can stand up to help him out we’ll take him and make sure that the second chapter of his life is better than the first chapter,” he says.

If you would like to help out Stevie and his medical expenses you can click on the GoFundMe link HERE.