Chief is a 5 year old German Shepherd Dog in Pittsburgh , PA, who needs $2,000 for Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy.

I bought Chief from a breeder and I took him because they said nobody else wanted him. Chief went in the training to be a service dog and saved my life by waking me up when my sugar was so low I would've went into a coma had he not. That dog is my entire life. He got his name, Chief from my son who was a chief of police. I lost my son four months ago to a horrible traumatic death..

Chief tore his CCL and is suffering terribly in pain. He can't put very much weight on it. I took him to his regular vet at animal friends told me he needs to see a orthopedic surgeon. I took him to the orthopedic surgeon who said he needs surgery. which cost $6800 . I have to get him this surgery and I need help with the finances

Chief is such a special dog. He is so very smart. He saved my life. I actually owe him my life. Now I need to help make his better and get him out of pain. He's so protective he doesn't let me out of his sight for a minute.

Like I said earlier, I lost my son a couple months ago and anything that I had put away for emergencies went on his memorial service. So financially, I'm suffering right now. I'm disabled and only live on SSI so my finances are very tight.