Nigel is a 4-year-old Rottweiler in Dewey, AZ, who needs $2,000 for TPLO.

My family got Nigel at weeks old. He has been apart of our family ever since. We have two other dogs, Herman the Rottweiler and Dax the shepherd mix. We chose Nigel for his name because he’s a goofy dog and the name was just fitting. A funny story about Nigel. He discovered what a trampoline was for at our other house. He would spend half the day outside jumping on it like a kid.

Nigel has been spoiled from the day he was brought home. He has slept in the bed with us since. Nigel loves going on car rides and feeling the wind in his face. He will do anything for a treat, or any food in general. He even stole a whole burrito from me one time. He loves cuddling and playing with our other Rottweiler.

Our other Rottweiler was recently in the emergency room for a rattlesnake bite on top of Nigels visits to diagnose him has maxed out our limit on spending money. It would mean the world to get Nigel out running around and playing again with our daughter and other dogs.

Nigel is a 130 pound dog and was recently diagnosed with a torn CCL in his knee. The only fix is surgery to repair it. Since he’s so large, it’s an extensive and expensive surgery. The healing time will take three months along with therapy. Dr. Skinner at Prescott Animal Hospital will be doing the knee surgery on Nigel.

Nigel loves his two brother dogs and will even pout if one is gone at the vet. He also has a one year sister and they’ve become very fond of each other. He lets her crawl all over him! The first time Nigel heard the Mypillow commercial he howled at it the entire time, and has done so to this day. Nigel will hoard toys from the other dogs but will share with his sister.