Riley was originally a rescue dog and given a home when he was 2 years old. The people who rescued him had another dog which after a year became jealous and aggressive towards Riley and which to beat him up which resulted in him needing veterinary treatment a couple of times for his injuries. It became impossible for them to live together and Riley was sent to live with elderly relatives of the people who'd rescued him. Unfortunately, the responsibility was too much for them and so Riley joined our family 5 years ago. He has helped to keep our family together and is a much-loved part of our lives. Recently he has developed a spinal injury which leaves him in terrible pain and he needs spinal surgery urgently. The cost of this has been estimated at £6000 and we need to raise this amount before we can go ahead with the operation as we don't have the funds for this. The money will be spent on remedying Riley's problem and enabling him to be out of pain and active once again.