Freckles The Firehouse Dog Needs ACL Surgery
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Chicago firehouse dog that was apparently the inspiration for the dog in TV's "Chicago Fire" is ailing right now.
His name is Freckles. He's a 12-year-old Dalmatian-pit bull mix, and around his Near West Side firehouse, he is a popular guy.
"We like to call him the mayor of the West Loop; the king of the West Loop," said Karen Pollack, who lives near the firehouse.
Pollack is one of Freckles' civilian walkers. She said his current troubles started with a walk in the park.
"Off leash, he was running, and decided he wanted to go after a squirrel, and just came down on his leg like a lot of athletes do -- the wrong way -- and was hobbling back home. We took him to the vet," she said.
Freckles suffered a torn ligament, and will have surgery to repair his ACL on Thursday.
Pollack and another person who walks Freckles have set up a gofundme page.