Anders Sandvig is a 8-year-old Rhodesian Ridgeback in Houston, TX, who needs $2,000 for Fractionated Radiation Therapy and Surgery.

Anders is in great health other than the cancer: he loves long walks around Memorial Park, sniffing all the smells as we jog around our neighborhood in Oak Forest, and he is always excited to make new friends. Everyone who meets him calls him "sweet boy" because of his outgoing personality and his sweet way with both dogs and people. He loves to lounge as much as he loves to play.

When I met my wife in 2015, she already had a man in her life. Anders, a 95-pound male Rhodesian Ridgeback, was just three years old at the time, and in those three years he and Kristen had become best friends. Anders was her running buddy, her snuggle buddy, and her big pillow to hug and to cry on and to lift her up with unconditional love. Today he is my best friend, too.

We have enough to pay our bills and keep our small business operating on a shoestring until the economy starts to bounce back. We have paid thousands for comprehensive diagnostic testing. We cannot afford the radiation therapy and surgery to complete Anders' treatment.

Anders needs radiation therapy and surgery for a soft tissue spindle cell sarcoma, grade I (MC 1). We have paid for the comprehensive diagnostics to ensure the cancer is isolated to his forelimb, and our vet Dr. Nealon at South by South Vets and the oncologist Dr. DiBernardi at Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists have done their best to help keep costs down, but treatment costs are significant.

Anders is a lover and a singer! He is friends with everyone he meets and has the nickname "sweet boy" with everyone who spends time with him. He always has a smile, whether he's nervous (car rides) or happy (anything other than car rides). His sister, LadyBird, is anxious, and Anders helps her feel better by squeaking a squeak until she starts howling, then he joins in the song like Pavarotti.