Faun and Josh Yodice are animal lovers and devoted rescue advocates. In 2018, they lost their  rescue Shar Pei, Meaty to lymphoma and kidney failure. Their remaining dog, Nugget was very lonely and withdrawn after losing her sidekick. Through a mutual friend, they discovered Garden Rescues, and fell in love with a pocket bully, named Max (now Jax) and his heartbreaking story. After arranging a meet and greet with Nugget, it was clear that the Yodice’s had found a match and a new family member. Jax was welcomed to his forever home. As business owners, the Yodice’s want to support local rescue and adoption agencies and all the wonderful life saving work they complete. They look to help smaller operations because they are usually funded by donations and run with the help of volunteers. To aid the adoption agencies to continue to help dogs like Jax, a portion of each personal training session will be donated to local rescue operations. As fitness and animal rescue is the focus of the Yodice’s everyday life, it is only fitting that this be their cause. Every dog deserves a loving home, and every person deserves to feel strong and healthy. Jax’D Fitness seeks to build a fitness community that is personal, just like this beloved cause. Please consider adopting or fostering a pet or volunteering at a local rescue shelter. Jax sadly passed in 2023 to cancer, but we are grateful for the years we spent with him as part of our family and we know he would want us to continue to help other rescue dogs like him. We honor his impact with our business namesake and continued donations. Over the past few years we have been donating to Lucky Dog Refuge, located in Stamford, CT, as Garden of Rescue is no longer an active rescue after Covid. Their dedicated staff and mission has moved over to LDR. Please follow the link below to see how you can help this special rescue and all their adoptable pets! https://www.luckydogrefuge.com