Pretzel is a 5-year-old Chihuahua in North Chesterfield, VA, who needs $2,500 for Broken leg surgery .

Well, on February 16th I was searching the internet for a gift to myself, I was always going on to my boyfriend about getting a dog because I wanted one for an emotional support animal. I suffer from anxiety and frequent fainting episodes. I came across Pretzel from a breeder about 2 hours away and I fell in love with him the moment he came into my arms.

Pretzels life is full of toys, treats and excitement. We love taking Pretzel outside in our front area and let him run free to play fetch, he is amazing at bringing the ball back and making you fetch it! My boyfriend gets along so well with pretzel, as pretzel holds the alpha title in the home, he is the sweetest boy to any guest that I have over. He’s a very active puppy and he is so smart!

COVID-19 caused my place of employment to be completely shut down. I work in a salon. Having Pretzel healthy and happy Is most important to me, he is a very smart, happy puppy who has his whole life to live. I don’t want to see him suffer in pain the rest of his life.

Dr. Abigail A Thomas at the Dogwood Animal Hospital was the vet who treated Pretzel the night he broke his arm. Pretzel broke two bones in his left arm, the radius and which is right above his wrist. He will be needing surgery to correct his bones and properly place them so he can grow normally and not run into problems such as a mal alignment or non union.

Pretzel talks back to me, I’ve always seen dogs on social media communicating with their owners, and he argues with me and fusses through his barks and soft whines when he wants something. Pretzel spins around in circles when he gets really excited, sometimes I think he’s going to make himself dizzy. He is the best boy in the world and always is looking out the window for me when I come home.