Rango is a 1-year-old Mountain cur mix in Kent, OH, who needs $2,000 for a total hip replacement.

I fostered Rango as a puppy with two of his siblings. After two weeks in my care we connected and I could not have him not be a part of our family. Rango lives with me and my family in a house we just bought that has a great back yard perfect for playing in. He is smart and silly and sometimes a little stubborn but is a well loved member of the family.

Rango loves to play fetch and go on walks. He is very smart and takes to training and learning new tricks well. He loves to spend time outside playing fetch when the weather is nice. He also loves going for walks at our local trails. Usually we walk a little over two miles when we go. The remainder of his day he spends snoozing on his bed and snuggling with someone in our couch.

Raising three kids and affording life on a teachers salary are not easy. A total hip replacement was near impossible to afford but necessary. A second hip replacement is unimaginable. Having Rango to 100% would allow him to live a long and happy life.

Rango has a birth defect that affects his hips and his right front paw. The front paw isn’t a problem but the hips are. We already have had his right rear hip replaced. A procedure that costed eight thousand dollars all together. We actually had to add the debt to our home sale to be able to pay it. He also needs the other hip replaced. We simply cannot afford this surgery.

Rango and I are bonded. My wife tells me we both give her the same facial expressions when she’s talking. Rango is very smart. He understands directions even when he sometimes chooses to try and not follow them. He seems to always know when I need reassurance and is always there for me. He loves to play and is constantly being silly.