Ava is a 5-year-old Great Pyrenees Mix Dog in Haddam, CT, who needs $2,000 for Surgery.

Ava came into our life when I saw her picture on PetFinder. She looked so sad, scared and dirty in the photo that I knew I had to take her. She was at a rescue in Arkansas that definitely wasn’t the best. I immediately filled out an an application and made sure she would be coming to live with us. She has been the sweetest and most loving dog I have ever had.

Ava is so sweet and loves our daughter Gigi and her best dog friend Axel. She loves to play and her favorite thing in the world is food. There’s never a time where she isn't trying to get a snack! She loves to snuggle and sleep on her favorite couch. When she’s outside in the yard she likes to lay in the tall grass and smell all the flowers.

What makes Ava special is that she is incredibly sweet to everyone and loves to see all her human friends when they come to visit, giving everyone a big hug. She is also always tapping me with her paw to get her way or my attention but shes very polite. If she wants something she will sit next to me and very gently tap me with her paw. She also loves cats and the snow.

Ava was severely injured by another dog and needs extensive medical treatment to heal the wound on her chest as well as surgery. There is a serious risk of infection so she is receiving care now to decrease risk of infection before she can have surgery. She is staying at Piper Olsen Veterinary the cost is way more than we ever imagined.

The cost of her care is astronomical and far more than we have saved even for our emergency funds. Ava makes our family whole and had brought us all so much happiness our family will be completely empty without her.