Nacho is a 9-year-old American Staffordshire in BRADENTON, FL, who needs $1,500 for LapCryptochid & Perennial Hernia.

My husband purchased Nacho from a woman selling 6- week- old puppies. That was nine years ago. Now Nacho lives with my husband, 9-year-old son, and me in a small town outside of Tampa. We have a small house with a fenced in backyard where Nacho gets to explore and dig lots of holes. He enjoys life except that right now he can't comfortably sit down because of his hernia. He really needs help.

Nacho was my husband's dog prior to our marriage. When I moved in, I thought Nacho would be jealous, but instead we became the best of friends. He enjoys long walks, playing on the dog run, dancing, and playing games. He literally played Bingo during Christmas by moving the beans around the card just like he saw us doing it. He always wants to be included. He is our family.

Nacho tries to talk, and holds long, "conversations," with us. He won't let my husband kiss or hug me because he gets jealous. He wants all the attention, and usually gets it. He waits patiently for us to get home, and he wraps us in love and wet kisses when we do. He never gets into the trash and rarely does anything to upset us. He is such a good dog.

Nacho has a perennial hernia. It is a common condition for Pitbulls that weren't neutered. We didn't get him neutered because we thought it was cruel, but now we realize the error of our ways, and we just want to get him help. We have been to multiple vets, and they all said he requires surgery through a specialist at Veterinary Surgery Center of Sarasota. Dr. Scott Rose is the best

We were both out of work multiple times due to Covid over the last year. I lost a job because of Covid, so we have very little savings. Although we are working now, we have had to play catch up all year.