Charlie Brown is a 10-year-old Yorkshire Terrier in Sarasota, FL, who needs $2,000 for Luxating Patella with a torn Cranial Cruciate Ligament.

Charlie lives in our home with his brother Baxter, I live with my girlfriend and her mother and its just us. They've known Charlie for the better part of his whole life, they purchased him at a PetSmart back in 2011, back then he was so small you could hold him in the palm of your hand. He eats daily 3 times a day, spends the day playing with toys, napping, chasing squirrels, and bird watching.

Charlie is adored by all members of this family, he sleeps in our bed every night, we walk him during the day, or take him on drives. He's a very smart dog, he knows many tricks and will stand by the door if he needs to be taken outside. He is absolutely in love with all things related to water. If he's by a pool he would want us to splash him and bring him inside with us, and go crazy if we don't

Well, I am only 22 years old and I was not financially prepared for this horrible, unexpected event to happen to poor Charlie.. My girlfriend and her Mother don't have much money and we all pay rent to live here. We really want to help Charlie but just cant afford surgery :(

Charlie has been going about his daily routines as he has his entire life, but one day when he was out in the yard chasing squirrels he stumbled and started limping... Now Charlie has always been a super healthy dog, with no health issues, So at first we weren't so worried... until we took him to the vet, where they told us he had a Luxating Patella with a torn Cranial Cruciate Ligament.

I've known Charlie for the better part of 6 years and he's changed my life so much. I never knew the world could have something so innocent and nice in it like him, and everyday he reminds me of that. Every time Charlie makes every new person he meets smile, his tongue is just always sticking out and he makes that adorable face at you. He wants to play 24/7 and we just can't get enough of him.