Koda is a 9-year-old Labrador Retriever/Border Collie mix in Rocky Ford, CO, who needs $1,050 for treatment for heartworms.

My daughter found Koda abandoned in a ditch on a cold rainy day. She begged me to keep him and being the animals lovers we are there was nothing else to do but give him a loving home. The vet told us he was around 8 months old. When we took him in to be fixed we found out why he had been dumped. The vet let me know that he hada retained testicle (Cryptorchidism). The caused his surgery to be more involved and a little more costly. But, he has been totally worth it. Koda is now 9 years old. He loves his dog cousins Ozzy & Schween the weiner dogs. Everyone in the family thinks Koda is the sweetest. He is my best friend and I love him so very much!