Kerrie is a 8 year old Maremma Sheepdog in Pickerington, OH, who needs $1,500 for Paw Surgery.

Kerrie came into our life on 7/8/25 when my daughter found her outside our yard panting very heavily. We saw Kerrie was very dirty and was wheezing from being overheated. We immediately got her water and cool towels for her paws. Luckily, we found her original owner an hour later and she lived two houses down. Her owner was elderly and sick and left Kerrie outside day and night. We started helping

Kerrie came to us with a large papilloma on her front paw that made her limp. We were told this growth has been there for over 3 years. It does not hurt Kerrie but makes it hard for her to walk. We took her to Pickerington Animal Hospital in Pickerington OH and scheduled her to get this removed. Her recovery will take at least two weeks, and she will be limited on how much she walks.

Kerrie has been sweet from day one. I think she was meant to be found by us as we are huge dog people. She took some time to warm up to use but she loves to get her head and nose scratched. Kerrie gets along with our kids, other family members and has started mothing our 1-year-old dog.

Kerrie is a 100 pound Maremma (cousin to great pyrenes dogs) and was not an expense we were expecting. She is on a special diet food because she is overweight, is on joint supplements and will be getting this surgery. This does not account for yearly vaccines and grooming.