Red is a 3-year-old Chow Chow in St. Clair Shores, MI, who needs $2,000 for TPLO surgery.

Red is our everything. Having adopted her from a rescue we have made it our mission to make her an ambassador for her breed. We have dedicated the first 3 years of her life to training and socializing, where she has excelled. She lives mostly peacefully with two feline siblings (frenemies) who are both rescues with special needs.

After losing our 18 year old Chow Chow, Simba, we knew we would want to adopt another. A couple years later we moved from NYC to Michigan and the time was right. We had met the CEO of Chow Chow Rescue Society, Tracey Sparagis, while fostering Chows in New York. We reached out to her at the same time as a litter of puppies came into CCRS. It was Destiney. We adapted the last one and she has been

Since Covid19, my industry has completely stopped , I have not been able to return to work and my wife is immune compromised. Our concern is for Red's quality of life and long term care. The sooner we get the TPLO surgery, the better chance she has of recovering.

Red was running the yard and came back limping. After the limping persisted for more than a few days, we took her to our vet Affordable Veterinary Clinic for X-rays. We were told she had torn both ACL's. We took her to a specialist at Oakland Veterinary Referral Services who told us Red needed corrective surgeries on both legs.

She knows who the baby of the family is. She has bonded with both of us which is different for a Chow. We love her downward dog position that she goes into when getting treats. She is silly and sassy all at the same time. You can speak to her like you speak with anyone else and she mostly responds accordingly. She helps keep her Momma company when Poppa is out on tour.