Sunny is a 7 year old Labrador Retriever in Roswell, NM, who needs $2,500 for Extra Capsular Repair.

I was house sitting for some friends, and they just had a litter of puppies. My 3 boys were with me when the owners asked if wanted a puppy for house sitting. The boys played with the puppies and chose Sunny. That was 7 years ago, and we think the world of sunny. He got his name by him bringing a type of sunshine in our life as we were going through a lot of changes during the time.

a few weeks back, Sunny ruptured his Cranial Cruciate ligament in his back leg. Going from an active dog and going on walks twice a day, has gone down too short to almost no walks as he uses three legs often because of his hurt leg. We are planning on doing surgery after the holidays, but the cost will be around $2500 followed by around 6 weeks of recovery.

Sunny had another dog in the house until she passed away 3 years ago. Sunny knows when people are need some love and affection. He will come up and give a kiss on the cheek. Sunny is real close to my dad who we call his grandpa. My dad has Parkinson's and a bad back, so Sunny is always watching over him and stays by his side often. He loves sleeping in bed with me at night but can't now.

I recently retired from over 28 years of education which cut my salary by half of what I was making. I also am helping my dad with taking him places for medical needs. Having him healthy and active again on our walks and road trips would be the best thing for the family.