Goldie is a 12-year-old Yellow Lab in Cedar City, UT, who needs $500 for Emergency Tumor Removal Surgery.

We rescued Goldie from our local animal shelter over 4yrs ago. We were there one Saturday afternoon volunteering, when an individual brought her in and surrendered her. We met Goldie as they brought her into the back and the rest is history, we loved her immediately and took her home that same day.

Goldie is one of the family. I'm a single Father with 3 boys and 1 girl. Goldie is the sweetest and most loving, obedient dog ever. She plays with the kids all day, never jumps on them or growls at them and she always finds us wherever we are in the house so she can be close to us. We go for walks and hikes daily.

Goldie is adorable, she loves to wait for us at the door when we come home and then she will "talk" to us non-stop for the next 10-15min. The more we pet her, the more she will "talk" lol. As you can see by the pictures, my daughter loves to dress her up and Goldie doesn't mind one bit. Lastly, Goldie is a tennis ball addict and she is rarely ever without her tennis balls.

Just a week before Christmas while laying down with Goldie, my son noticed a bump in her stomach area but it wasn't anything to be concerned about at that time. After Christmas we went to the Vet and he diagnosed her with a cancerous tumor in her mammaries. He put her on antibiotics and scheduled her for surgery.

This was very unexpected and quick at a very difficult time in my life. I work 3 jobs right now just to support my children and I am a single Father. I've never been so financially strapped in my life and it is very humbling to have to ask for funds for this surgery.