Navy's Heart Surgery

Hi, my name is Navy.  I am a 13 week old German Shephard service-dog-in-training.  My job is to help my owner Brett Rountree live independently with Narcolepsy.  I will be learning how to wake her in the mornings or if a smoke alarm goes off.  I will also be learning to keep her awake when she drives - stuff like that. 

Unfortunately I have not been feeling very well.  Brett took me to the vet and I guess I am very sick.  I was born with something you humans call Patent Ductus Arteriosis - an extra valve in my heart that didn't close at birth and is pumping blood into my heart instead of my body.  I need surgery to close the valve or I will die of heart failure.  Brett is worried because the surgery needs to happen as soon as possible and is very expensive.  And while I love Brett with all my puppy heart, she does not have the ability to pay for the surgery.  So I am asking on her behalf - will you donate to the cost of my surgery?  I would be forever grateful for the chance at a future as Brett's service dog.  I am so excited to be important in her life and I love her very much!  Bow wow wow! ("Thank you" in puppy)

For more information on PDA, visit https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/pda/