Beary is a 2-year-old Mastiff/American Shepherd Mix in Daytona beach shores, FL, who needs $2,000 for TPLO.

We adopted beary when he was 8 weeks old and immediately fell in love with him. We were hoping to have a friend for our dachshund who was 7 at the time and he instantly had our heart. After having him starting to grow in our little apartment we worked tirelessly to find and afford a house with a backyard that he could run around and play in and that's all he wants to do.

Our daucshund and beary bonded immediately. They are constantly playing together or laying next to each other. They're definitely our children where they lay with us on the couch. Beary is always with us to visit family as he is a "grand pup". He's always been a cuddler wanting to be with us all the time.

Beary always wants to be outside and play. If beary wants to play he will grab the nearest toy and "speak" to you until you attempt to grab it; then you're locked in to catching the toy from him and playing. He also will come up on the couch if your sitting and put his nose so close to your face then lean against you like he's trying to hug you.

After an accident in the backyard running into the fence to catch his ball. He started to cry and was limping so we took him to the vet for x-rays and they were leaning towards major hip surgery.We were referred to a pet rehab center in DeLand and we went for an exam, they explained not only does he have hip dysplasia but his pain is coming from his knees and WILL need surgery to walk without pain

We both work full time to pay for living expenses. We started putting in overtime to get through these past few vet and rehab visits but the surgery is $4k and it's adding up. Our pets are our children and they're the best part of our lives. We just want our baby better.