He has spent his first year of life in excruciating pain - and it's only going to get worse without surgery.
Little Flash has been diagnosed with a severe hip dysplasia in his back left hip, to the point where his hip is regularly popping in and out of the socket.
While living at Jerry Green Dog Rescue, in North Lincolnshire, the lurcher has been put on strong pain medication - but vets say surgery is his only chance at a "normal, happy life".