Koda is a 5-year-old Australian Shepherd in Boulder, CO, who needs $2,000 for Partial Carpal Arthrodesis.

My girlfriend and I had been dating for only a year or so when her mom invited us down to Texas for a surprise. We arrive in the Lone Star State and I hardly get a chance to sit down before the most beautiful 6 week old Aussie is dropped into my unsuspecting lap. “Uh…. uhhh what do I do with it?” I quipped.

Fast forward 5 years, and koda has embedded her sweet & stinky self into our hearts.

We decided to adopt a kitten at the same time we got Koda as a puppy, and boy did that decision work wonders! She grew up alongside her brother Jon Snow, and has been the sweetest of hearts ever since. Truly unable to hurt a fly, Koda is compassionate, patient, and understanding of her feline siblings and life in general.

Koda is too smart for her own good! Her eyes are as expressive if not more so than the avg human. You can feel the emotion she is feeling just from looking into her eyes. She’s the type of dog who waits by the water bowl to let her sister and brother drink first, but also the dog who can’t stand somebody else getting more attention than her. She has never felt hate, and is wise beyond her years <3

On May 16th, Koda and her dad Liam decided to go to their community garden / park and throw the ball, as they do everyday. Unfortunately this time, Koda chased the ball over a bush and landed her front right paw directly into a drainage ditch, causing a hyper extension injury that wouldn’t heal without a procedure called a partial carpal arthrodesis ($4000).

Colorado Canine Ortho, Dr. Miller

My girlfriend and I are struggling to put ourselves through higher education as it is, and this unpredictable injury has us financially in a scramble. To us, Koda is worth a full recovery no matter what it takes. She is our heart and soul, I just want to see her swim/hike 🙏