Smokey is a 4-month-old Aussie Shepherd in Las Vegas, NV, who needs $2,000 for Surgery to Add a Bone Plate.

Smokey came into our lives August 1st 2023. My boyfriend and I decided to adopt Smokey because our 1 year old daughter loves dogs, every time she sees a dog she says "woof woof." We wanted to grow our family and quickly he became part of our heart and daily activities. We gave him the name of Smokey because of beautiful coat and it stuck with him since the first day.

Smokey and my daughter instantly became best friends, I would say inseparable. They enjoy to run after each other and play tug-of-war with his favorite toy monkey that has long arms and legs. Smokey is another baby to me, he enjoys spending his nights with me on the couch while we binge watch Netflix while my daughter is asleep. He completed our family, he's very loved and cared for.

Smokey is special no doubt about that, he sleeps a little funny but that's what makes him unique. He loves our backyard, he enjoys running through the sprinklers and taking late night walks through our neighborhood. I give him a bath once a week and after his bath he gets the zoomies, he runs so fast he crashes into the couch cushions but he finds that exciting.

On 9/11 around 6pm I was getting ready to give Smokey his last meal of the day, he began to run with excitement, he put his 2 front paws on top of a 2 ft side table and slipped on his hind legs falling on his back and breaking his left hind leg. I immediately took him to Craig Road Animal Hospital where Dr. Dockery said he will need surgery to take his pain away and get him back on his paws.

Smokey's surgery is over $5,000, unfortunately, I am unemployed and we're living off one income. We just bought our first home in August and we used all of our savings for the down payment. Smokey is very special to us and we just want him running back and forth again.