Puka is a 6-year-old Schnauzer in Lodi, NJ, who needs $1,800 for an echocardiogram and mastectomy.

My sister in law came from Peru in 2015 and I fell in love with Puka and since then we became family. She’s my everything now, she’s mine. My sister in law left and left her and she also left Puka's mom who is 10 years old. I have them both with me and they are pure happiness. Whenever I go to the bathroom, Puka follows me. She stares at me with pure love. A doggie's love is the best a human can get.

My baby loves to sleep but she adores to eat. I try not to give her that much because I know she’s overweight. She loves to go for a walk and go to the beach. She loves to play around with kids and other dogs. She doesn’t like to share her food so she tries to eat it as fast as she can so nobody (her mom) can take her food.

I live with my mother. She’s 70 years old. I recently lost my father from diabetes and it’s basically me taking care of the household: my mother, Puka, and Puka's mom, Bella. I work full time but it’s not enough for the bills.

She is a healthy doggie overall. I just found out that she has a heart murmur type 2 and that she needs to get 1 or 2 mammary glands removed. They need to check her heart with an echocardiogram before they proceed because they don’t want to make sure she's healthy enough for surgery. Also they need to do a biopsy and see if they are dangerous.

She’s so funny, she loves to get pet and when you stop petting she kinda grabs your hand with her paws so you could keep petting her. She also loves to give kisses and she loves when I massage her and brush her fur, it relaxes her. I know she understands everything I tell her especially when I tell her I love her so much.