Sophie is a 11-year-old Rescue Mix in Montpelier, VT, who needs $1,113 for Dental Extraction and Mass Removal.

I met Sophie at an adoption event hosted by Random Rescue at Petco. This was just before Christmas in 2014 a couple of months after my dog, Whisper, had died. I wasn't looking for another dog and I was in Petco to buy cat food. But there was a temporary pen set up full of dogs. I asked if I could climb in to visit with the dogs. Then, when I climbed out, Sophie jumped against the fence after me.

Sophie is a wonderful friend. I spend as much time with her as possible. I used to take her hiking and walking more than I do now, but I spend a lot of time outside with her. She comes with me when I go cross country skiing and follows my tracks. She sleeps with me in my bed. The first few years I put her bed on my bed, now she climbs right in beside me under the covers.

Sophie is gentle and lovely. She looks very cute in a pink tu tu. She love love loves food. She also likes to lie down on the grass in the sunshine. She doesn't really like to swim in the water, but she loves drinking cold water. She is especially cute when she is cuddled up in a blanket because she has the cutest snore. I once recorded her snore and they played it on BBC "soundscapes".

Sophie needs a one-time surgery now that she is getting older. The surgery is to remove one or two diseased teeth and a large growth on the back of her rear hind leg. The vet suggested doing this so she would only have to go under anesthesia once to accomplish two surgeries. This is the first time she has had surgery. Throughout her life she has had allergies. She sneezes in my face alot.

A cost of $1,600.00 is outside my cash flow. I also just had to have nearly $2,000 in car repairs and high oil costs this winter. It breaks my heart not knowing how much pain she is in. It would mean so much to me, my son and her dog "brother" Loofa if she feels better.