Finn is a 6 year old Poodle in Ayer, MA, who needs $1,000 for Tethered Cord Syndrome.

Finn came into our life when he was a puppy, approximately 6 years ago. He is a miniature Aussiedoodle, though many people think he's a Portuguese Water Dog.

Finn is a "proud pet rock dad," and selects special rocks from outside, which he "adopts" and carries around the house, even bringing them to bed.

Finn has Tethered Cord syndrome and is scheduled to have surgery at MVRH in Woburn, MA, this June. He has adhesions that "tether," or prevent his spine from moving when he extends his body. TCS is considered to be a progressive neurological disorder that causes significant pain. The aim of surgery is to pause the damage to his nervous system and notably improve Finn's quality of life.

Finn has so much love to give, and his greatest joy in life comes from "getting pets" from people on daily walks. He is truly a "people dog."

Finn is trained in service tasks and performs several tasks to help mom. Finn's condition, TCS, is essentially the cousin of one of mom's conditions, Chiari malformation. Finn and mom were meant to find each other!

Mom has several disabling conditions, and time is critical. The longer surgery is delayed, the less likely Finn is to have a positive health outcome due to the progressive nature of the nerve damage. The costs to date have caused financial hardship.