Buddy is a 1-year-old Mix in Jefferson City, MO, who needs $2,000 for Treat Plate Fracture.

I got Buddy from the city animal shelter. I am unemployed and live alone. Buddy is my best buddy. I intended to get a kitten and went to shelter several times to find that special kitten. During one of those visits I met Buddy and fell in love with the little blue eyed boy. He is a very good and gentle dog. He and I get along very well.

I live alone but do have family and friends around and who come to visit from time to time. Buddy is my only pet. He loves to join me on my bike rides. I have a bicycle and have trained him to run along side of me. We don't go too far at one time and take several breaks. I do not work so Buddy and I spend a lot of time together. I'm so thankful I waited for Buddy.

Buddy is a very loving sensitive intelligent dog. He senses human emotion and human moods very well. And knowing this urges me to be more positive today. He is a great cuddle buddy even though I know he's uncomfortable he'll let me snuggle with them knowing that I'm happy lol. He's only one year old and very active and loves to play absolutely loves to play and run we take bike rides together.

Buddy got hit by a car a very short distance away from home and has a broken femoral head on his back right leg it seems to need surgery a possible pin that runs through it it is a growth plate fracture but I trust that since he is young and in positive spirits that after surgery he will recover well. I hope and pray that I find a way to fix his leg so we do not have to amputate.

I lost my job because the restaurant I worked for went out of business. Then Covid hit. I'm still unemployed. The blessing here is that I have the time to be Buddy's nurse, caregiver, and rehabilitation instructor.