Clyde is a 7 year old German Shepherd Dog in Buckfield, ME, who needs $2,000 for TPLO Surgery.

Clyde is a rescue from Georgia we got from a local pet shelter. We had a name picked out before we met our future dog, but she did not mind having Clyde as a name! She was skin and bones when we adopted her and had to be on a chicken and rice diet for 2 months before her stomach could handle any other food. But we bought chicken and fed her what she needed to gain weight and become healthy.

Clyde has two CCL injuries, much like an ACL injury in humans. It is not a full tear yet but can become so if we are not careful. We have reduced her play activities at this time to lower the risk. We are hoping to raise enough money to get the surgeries done at the same time for her recover to be faster and have her back to running like a younger dog in no time. She is only 7.

Clyde would run laps around the house when she was fit. Mom lives with us and got a puppy about 2 years ago, a Great Pyrenees. All he wants to do is play. We want Clyde to be her younger self so she can play with him, she is happy when she plays. The kids love to toss balls and toys for them in the summer. We could take her hiking again. We miss our Clyde.

With 3 kids and 3 adults in the house, 3 dogs and a cat it difficult to raise the money needed to get Clyde's surgery done. The timing for her surgery is horrible, Mom needs knee surgery, and I have had a surgery planned for 3 years in NY. The financial burden is too great.