Sawyer is a 3-year-old German Shepard in Saginaw, MI, who needs $1,900 for TPLO Single Plating.

Sawyer loves with her two brothers- a pitbull lab named Mac and grey pitbull named Fry. Her parents Katie and Dean just got her a human sister in September.

Sawyer came into my life when I found an ad on Craigslist for a German Shepard puppy. I was in a horrible place. I had just been treated for cancer, and my fiancé had left me. Without finding Sawyer I wouldn’t be here. She saved my life.

Sawyer is the most active and mischievous dog I have ever met. If she could run and play fetch all day long if she could. She is so obsessed with her Dad and follows him around all day. With me, her Ma she is fiercely protective. I always have to be in eyesight. She is sooo sweet and also fierce at the same time. Since her injury she doesn’t cuddle or run as much :(

Life with Sawyer has always been interesting. She used to find the most weird places to hide things in the house. By far what comes to mind when I think of Sawyer is her “tossy”. This is the toy we play fetch with her with since she was a wee pup. We will wake up and it’s on our face. I will look down and it’s on my foot. She’s the cutest.

Sawyer was taken to our local vet three or four times for limping. After an X-ray we went to a surgeon who let us know she had torn her ACL, and the surgery was going to be $3800. I was 8 months pregnant and we were in piles of debt. Now we have a 6 month old and I have not been able to save too much for the surgery. She is so active I fear without it she will get worse.

We are a single income household as my husband is disabled and cannot work. I work full time, but with a new baby and mounting living costs, saving money is really hard. I know we all know that. If anyone could provide any help we would be forever grateful.