Hello! My name is Samantha. I often wear many hats but those who know me, know that my dog mom hat is the hat that I love most! Of course I love my family more than anything but the bond between a human and dog is indescribable. When Marshmellow Beatrice (her government name - we call her Mush) came into our lives a little over two years ago she we quickly learned how much we needed each other. She brings such joy to our family in more ways than one! She tends to be the life of any party!

Over the last 4 months (maybe longer), we noticed our Mush was beginning to favor her right hind leg. Our girl is overweight (we’ve been working on that ) so we thought maybe she jumped off our bed wrong. Andrew built steps for her to get into our bed. We trained her how to use them. No improvement. After several vet visits we have an answer. Not necessarily the answer we wanted but our Musher girl needs surgery. She has a torn CCL (equivalent to adult tearing their ACL) in that right hind leg. If you know me personally, you know that I would go without if that meant getting my girl back to the happy dog we have come to love so immensely.

I’m not one to ask for help but this surgery is going to cost between $5,800 - $6,300!! This is my effort to not max out a credit card for her surgery. Don’t get me wrong, I will but any amount that I don’t have to place on credit would be greatly appreciated. I know the prices of groceries, gas, etc. is taxing on all of us currently. If you are unable to make a monetary donation I completely understand, please keep our Musher in your thoughts as we navigate her surgery and recovery ❤️‍