Frankie is a 2-year-old Pitbull mix in Brooklyn, NY, who needs $2,000 for Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO) Surgery.

Sweet Frankie has been a part of my heart and my home since we adopted her 2 years ago thanks to the rescue agency Louie's Legacy. My partner and I were starting master's degrees in social work and teaching and I made the decision that to make my life complete, Frankie needed to be a part of it. We named her Frankie for Franklin Avenue in Brooklyn, NY, our home sweet home.

There is nothing as gratifying as making this sweet girl happy! Frankie is the ultimate snuggle bug who makes herself comfy on any plushy chair, bed, or couch she can find. She loves nothing more than to be curled up in her purple and white checkered blanket. When we can coax her out on adventures, she loves walks to the park where she can find a stick to chase or grass to roll in.

Frankie always is ready to make a new best friend! She is ready at any time to give some kisses and hop in a lap for some hugs. And once you are in her heart, she'll sing when she sees you come in the door. She is an amazingly caring pet and is always ready to lick away tears or be a hot pack when you're feeling under the weather. She makes me laugh daily with her expressive face and joy for life

Frankie tore her ACL in a fit of zoomies that her poor little knee just could not withstand. Because of her size and breed, she requires a Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO). She'll be a super dog with a metal knee! We are going to the Animal Surgical Center in Oceanside, NY. The team there explained the procedure and is ready to provide excellent care to get Frankie back up and running!

Frankie is such a young and active pup, so we did not anticipate a medical expense of this size so early in her life. She's a pup with a heart of gold with two parents who work in social services and just finished graduate school, so don't have the safety net we'd hoped.