Arlo is a 1-year-old Black Lab Mix in Summerville, SC, who needs $1,900 for knee surgery to fix luxating patellas in both knees.

We adopted Arlo on Jan. 31, 2020. We saw him online and rushed to the humane society first thing when they opened. We loved him at first site. Arlo lives with his older uncle dog, Roro. He also lives with his many humans: mom, dog grandfather, dog grandmother, two uncles, and two aunts. His youngest human aunt is 19 months old- he loves sharing food with her!

Arlo is fantastic with everyone! He is a big ol’ barrel full of love! He’s good with everyone he meets, he thinks he’s a lapdog. We all love him as if he were our baby. He’s fantastic with kids. Loved to share food with his infant aunt. His injury has us all worried sick! Arlo is the best of the best!

We had a house fire four months after we got Arlo and to be honest, pet insurance slipped our mind. We were displaced from our home and when we were pricing out policies is when he slipped and we got the diagnosis. Pet insurance isn’t even an option now.

On Christmas Day, Arlo slipped on our lvp flooring. We thought he had a broken toenail. Two vet visits and $1,000 later, we find out that he has luxating patellas in both needs and requires surgery. We take him to the Summerville Pet Clinic in Summerville, SC. We love the pet clinic and trust their judgment- they have treated our other dog for cancer.

Arlo fit in perfectly with our family. Our daughter, Meg, desperately wanted to raise a dog from the puppy stage (our other dog, Roro) was 2 years old when we adopted him. Our rule about getting a puppy was that he had to come from a shelter! Arlo’s cutest feature is that he snores like a human at night!!!!