Thanks to all that make the time to read this.

JSun and Rogan


This is going out to all my friends and family on my address book, tribe.net and myspace.com.

This year has been a great one for my dog Rogan and I, living in Portland, OR. Unfortunately earlier in the year, Rogan suffered a torn ACL to his right hind knee. Not having the money to get the expensive surgery on his knee right away, I made the hard choice of waiting and seeing how he would recover from it. He was doing really wonderfully until Thanksgiving of last year. While up at a friend’s house in Welches, OR he was outside while we were eating dinner and tore the ACL in the opposite leg. He now has bi-lateral ACL tears in his knees.

Rogan is a very healthy, energetic and strong 9-year old dog. We are having a very hard time with him not being able to live the active and adventurous lifestyle he and I are accustomed to. As is dad, I am suffering from watching him in pain, when I am unable to provide him with the surgery he needs. He is getting around on his two bad knees pretty well and is showing how strong willed and physically able he is. He will be able to live a very happy and active life with the surgery. His knees will work better than when he had no injury.

I am writing this letter to everyone I know and the surrounding community for help in this dire time for him. I am unable to cover the large cost of this surgery and am barely able to feed myself due to being laid off from my job back in October.

The surgery is a cost of $3500 and will cover everything that will be needed to make a full recovery in only 6 weeks. This is the best and only surgery that the doctors offer to a dog his size and it has the shortest recovery period. Once his knees are fixed, he will be better than before and able to go about his life like he wants too -- spending most of his time with me enjoying the magical outdoors Oregon has to offer, while running in the park up the road from our home in the city, with his friends.

I am asking all of my family and friends in every corner of my world for help in this time of need. If everyone I know kindly donated $20 to his cause, he would have the surgery, no problem. This is going out to well over 300 people in the Internet world, that I know. That would cover all and more. Anything over the cost of his surgery will be donated to a local animal shelter for another dog whose owner cannot afford surgery too.

We are asking from the bottom of our hearts to please help in this situation. This would allow him to live the rest of his years with out pain and loving the active life that he is so used to having.

Please! Look into your hearts and find the time to read this email and post.

Here is the information that is need to donate:
Rogan has a Tribe.net tribe… Friends of Rogan…Woof! There is information there as well as the info for the PayPal account that I have set up.

The PayPal email is: jah2775@yahoo.com

Our home mailing address is:
Jason McDonald
5273 NE 16TH ave.
Portland, OR 97211

My email for any questions or comments is:
…jsun31@gmail.com

Rogan and I thank all that have given the small amount of time to read this call for help. This is coming from the bottom of my heart and is one of the hardest letters I have ever written. Thank you again for taking the time.

Sincerely yours,

Rogan and Jason