Malin is a 6-year-old Golden Retriever/Australian Shepherd in philmont, NY, who needs $2,000 for Cranial Cruciate Ligament Repair.

After years of being apart, I was joyously re-united with my dog Malin last year. She stayed in Vermont with an ex of mine after a breakup as I knew she would be happier there for the meantime with 130+ acres to roam on a dirt road. Years later he contacted me in a moment of distress and asked if I would want to take her back and of course I said yes! I was looking to adopt anyways!

Malin is VELCRO to my partner and I these days: she sleeps with us, she snuggles on the couch with us, she (normally) walks everywhere with us, even just wants to be in the car with us when we run errands. She is laying at my feet as I write this. She has learned new tricks since we were reunited like "paw" and "twirl" and has even re-befriended her two cat buddies Aengus and Gunther.

I lost my job in early March of this year just as the Pandemic started here in the US. I only recently got very part-time and temporary farm work to help keep myself afloat. This surgery is serious, and unaffordable for us at this moment. Can you help Malin?

I noticed Malin was having a hard time getting up a month or two ago. That has progressed into a CCL tear and/or to a total breakage of that ligament. My vet says she needs TPLO surgery on her left knee to repair it and have her back to her normal self. She walks with a limp, cannot put weight on her back left leg and is suffering and now rather depressed.

Everyones first impression of Malin is: "Look at that smile!" or "OMG She is so sweet!" or "What a beautiful dog, what breed is she?" She twirls, she carries her rubber frisbee around wherever she goes, she can jump super high, she sneezes when she gets excited, she does downward facing dog when I do yoga, she LOVES CRONCHY things and makes the most ridiculous face when eating. The list is endless