Tator is a one-month-old Golden Retriever puppy in Grant, MI, who needs $1,500 for urgent surgery.

This little tot was born out of my litter her mother was tested for lack of folic acid as soon as I found out tator had a cleft palete. She has been a fighter since day 2 we didn't notice day one there was anything wrong it was day 2 that caught our attention everyone else grew and she didnt. Then we noticed she wasn't latching on. It was the next we found the cleft palete.

So in the beginning she had to be fed by a very tiny dropper with a very long nipple every 2 hrs she slept in bed with me. During the day I would take her to work and feed her in between. She went every where I went to make sure we never miss a feeding. Then we moved on to bigger food. Which brought us to the specialist vet . She has to have it made a little different then the other pups yet.

She is spunky but yet a cuddled she loves all animals she follows you every where comes to her name. She loves to play with little cat toys believe it or not she also loves the toys that rattle.she also loves to play with her mother and her grandmother the most one on one time. And then back to sleepy cuddle time

Tator has what they call a Secondary Cleft palete it's where the hard and soft sport down the centerhave a spilt all the way down but no cleft lip. She will have to have surgery to repair this I would love for us to help out her new parent who is getting her. He picked her out from birth still knowing she had a medical issue said I love her. So she is going to the perfect home.

This new puppy owner just got a new job. Just moved into a apartment. And now his car has to have somethings repair he plans to put tator first. But I want to make sure this helps him out.