Introducing Pocky

Pocky "Pocket Rocket"

Pocky is a ten year-old mixed breed dog (Husky, Shepherd, Beagle) who is really been quite an extraordinary friend to Aaron and I. He was adopted from the North Shore Animal League when I lived in Manhattan and since then he has lived in Denver, Milwaukee, and now Las Vegas. In 2002, Pocky hiked the 2,500-mile Pacific Crest Trail with Aaron and I on our honeymoon and even has a certificate as a "thru-hiker" for the class of '02. Pocky was running up cliffs at Red Rock National Recreation area on the trail of some mountain sheep just two weeks ago, and now he is reduced to hobbling on three legs.

This is the story of Pocky's ACL (cruciate ligament) injury and his TPLO (tibial plateau leveling osteotomy) surgery to fix it. We have been reviewing lots of information online, including other dog's experiences. We hope we can share information here for others considering this very common, and yet very intrusive and scary surgery.