Flagg is a 3-year-old Rottweiler in Lebanon, TN, who needs $2,000 for ACL Surgery.

My partner and I wanted to rescue another dog to give our other rescue a companion. We went to a Rottweiler rescue site and found Flagg. Upon meeting him and introducing him to our Beagle mix, they instantly connected. A lot of misinformation was given to us about his condition and so we felt comfortable adopting him. After taking him to the vet, we found many more issues than was advised to us.

Flagg really has the spirit of a puppy and loves to play. However with two torn ACL’s it provides him quite the challenge to be a puppy/ young dog. He has trouble on walks, though we still try to take him on short ones. He really loves being outside. We went on longer hikes prior to getting him with our other dog, but are unable to do that with her now being that it would be unfair to Flagg.

As mentioned before, Flagg has the spirit of a puppy. He loves playing tug of war with our beagle and wrestling around with her. He’s a gentle giant that didn’t receive proper love from his previous owner. He loves to cuddle with both us and the other dog. He bounces around like tigger but doesn’t realize his injuries and sometimes makes them worse. Ge really wants to come out of his shell but…

Flagg recently had x-rays that indicated that he has torn ACL’s in both his right and left knees. He also has muscle atrophy which continues to degrade with his inability to get proper exercise. He will require two separate surgeries to repair both. Each surgery is going to cost upwards of $4800.

With a string of bad luck, my spouse both lost our jobs within two weeks of each other. We have fallen into quite a financial hole and now are unable to pay for the required surgeries Flagg will need. Any help would be tremendously appreciated.