Mattie is a 6-year-old Beagle in Alexandria, VA, who needs $1,300 for Dental Extractions.

I rescued an Envigo beagle about a month ago. He came from Virginia research center where he was treated very poorly. He has never walked on grass, fed properly or loved and cared for properly. He was kept for 5 years and 11 months in a cage. He has separation anxiety, motion anxiety and vomits every time he is in a car. He is not very good living with other dogs so he lives alone with me.

I have seen tremendous amount change in one month I had him. He is now loving to be around other dogs in the Neibour hood, he made so many friends and everyone loves him so much. His very friendly already and loves playing with his friends. We go for walk in a park daily. He still doesn’t understand to play with toys. He sleeps with me and we have connected within two days that I got him.

I boned with Mattie right away because he is very sweet, quiet and just loves to sleep. The only time he barks is when he smells food or sees other dogs he wants to socialize with. He and I jog daily and he is very competitive. Of course he outrun me all the time but he waits for me if he goes too far :) we play at home to just chasing him around. His favorite treat is dried chicken.

Mattie came to me with uncontrollable itching and also happen to have a few rotten teeth. I only found out during adoption about his itch and I thought I could try and help him. A few days later the adoption center told me he needs teeth extraction. I had no idea how much that will cost but when I learn it was going to cost a lot my heart got torn. I did not won’t to part from Mattie.

I am a low income and I recently just paid my car properly tax and a few own medical bill. Also paid adoption fee for Mattie and his bed, food, toys and paid vet visit. Currently I can not come up for almost $1500 for Mattie’s teeth extraction.