Jax is a 6-month-old Australian Shepard/Border Collie in Two Harbors, MN, who needs $2,000 for Bone Fracture Repair.

Jax came into our household about 4 months ago. We were dog sitting for him for my wife's brother. He was born in Detroit, MI to a family that breeds these dogs. Jax is a mild natured dog that does very well with kids. We didn't even hear him bark for the first time for a couple months and he loves to have his belly scratched.

We have 10 acres in the country and our 7 little kids love to play with him on our property! His favorite kid is our 1 year old girl that likes to show him who is boss. She also likes to ride him and jump on him like he is a trampoline! As a herd dog he chases the boys on the dirt bike and tries to nip at the tires. Funny how their instincts come through so strong!

Jax is a good mild mannered dog and that is why he is special to our family. With 7 kids thats basically a must. It's said that 1 in 26 dogs are good dogs for kids. The thing that makes us chuckle is sometimes he will just lay on his back with his legs spread and fall asleep. It is the most unusual position and we often wonder what causes him to do this!

On November 23rd our kids were sliding down the driveway on their sleds and Jax was playing with them nicely. When a car came down the road, his herding instincts kicked in and he ran out in front of it and got hit with the kids watching. The driver brought him to the vet clinic, and they removed the air around his lungs and did X rays. Luckily it only turned out to be a broken leg.

The leg is broken in an area that is going to require over $3,000 in medical costs due to a special surgery using rods and plates. Do to raising 7 children there just never seems to be any extra money laying around. The alternative to the surgery is to put him down 😩