Happy Endings
In October, 2003, we lost our wonderful
Golden, Spritzer and needed some time to recover from the loss of our special
family member. We have a son who was having a tough time in school and
suffers from some mild special needs. He was devastated more than we realized
from the loss of Spritzer and we saw a real decline in all aspects of our
son’s life – academically, socially and emotionally. It was time to find
a new four legged friend for Taylor and for us!
Our family has been involved in animal rescue in Portland (I was responsible
for all of the dog adoptions for Animal Aid for several years) so we know the
value of rescue organizations and how much effort, thought and time is put into
the placement – matching the family carefully with the dog. We contacted Golden
Rescue – but came to realize that it might take months to find just the right
family member. The wonderful, dedicated volunteers, including Desiree and Nancy,
went right to work to find us the perfect dog; one that would make a struggling
young teen especially happy!
Several
weeks after putting our application in, we got a call that Maggie needed a new home. Poor Maggie spent most of her time in the family's very small
back yard and she was clearly overweight and her coat reflected she had
been under quite a bit of stress.
We adopted 4 year old ‘Maggie’ in July, 2004 and we couldn’t be happier. She
no longer has any bad habits (stealing food; jumping on guests, etc) – well –
she’s not PERFECT – but she has always been anxious to please and is doted on
in her new home.
She gets walked twice a day; spends hours with my husband at our shared property
on Beaver Lake ; she goes nearly everywhere with us and she has made our son
so happy. His grades have improved; he has lots of friends once again and he
and Maggie adore one another. Now – the cat? Well, that’s another story all together!
Thank you Golden Rescue for this wonderful gift! We are very grateful to you
and to Maggie’s original owner for realizing that sometimes, sacrifices have
to be made in order to give your pet the life it deserves… a better life can
sometimes exist with a different family in a different setting … a family that
has more time or perhaps energy to create a loving, special environment for God’s
special 4 legged creatures.
On
May 10th, EGRR moved Carmel into her foster home and on May 12th, she delivered 11 puppies by c-section.
9 survived and were healthy and did very well. Carmel is a wonderful
mom and has the perfect Golden temperament. Although the sire of the
litter was not known, the puppies were seen by several experienced Golden
Breeders and were thought to be purebred. We can confirm that these puppies
have been very well cared for by both Carmel and the volunteers and have
been well socialized throughout their growth stages and psychological
development and made wonderful pets.
Placing puppies this age was a huge responsibility. Over the weeks of caring for and working with these puppies, each pup will showed a temperament unique unto itself. We would like to thank all the volunteers who helped out with EGRR's first litter.
Cassie
(1548) is our BABY GIRL--we can't remember life without her in it now!
She has added so much joy and companionship to our lives. I have had many
dogs in my lifetime, and I must say that Cassie is the sweetest, most
lovable dog I have ever had! Everyone who meets her falls in love with
her. I think she will always be somewhat "timid", and will always
need constant reassurance--but that's OK. She has made "leaps and
bounds" since we got her in October. Remember how she was so afraid
of the stairs, and walking up & down hills? Well, now she runs up
and down them like she has been doing it all of her life. She is SO smart....as
most Goldens are, She LOVES her stuffed animals....and carries them all
over the house...."squeaking" them all the way. She is so funny.
Everyone tells me how "lucky" Cassie is, for finding us....but
I think it's the other way around. We are the lucky ones. She will have
that sense of security, trust, and love for the rest of her life here
with us.
Falcore
is a true pet now. We most recently took him to Whistler BC for 3 days.
He doesn't like riding in the back of the car, but prefers to be in the
middle between the two kids. So we made him comfortable and he and the
kids were great traveling companions. Falcore vacationed really well and
got used to riding the elevators when we took him out. Of course everyone
loved him and he in turn loved everyone, turning on the charm and getting
a pat from anyone who would oblige. Quite a little ham he is carrying
his stuffed duck around like a prize! Steve and I tell each other that
he is our reward we got for loving our previous dog Spencer who wasn't
always the easiest dog to love.
Joey
(1499) We love him as does anyone else who meets him. He is a typical
"youngster"…we've had a few chewing incidents but we've learned
to keep his toy tub full of new and exciting things. We have been told
by several people we've met walking him or at Marymoor etc. that they
think he might be a Nova Scotia Tolling Retriever and looking at the official
web site for this breed he does look exactly like some of the pics….But
he definitely has the affectionate golden personality and we call him
Curious George because like the little Curious George monkey he is interested
and fascinated by everything. We feel so fortunate to have gotten him
and it feels good to know he has now spent more of his life with us than
in kennels and foster homes….. Thanks for helping the EGRR……
Katie
(1428) I had a Golden for 13 years and was devastated when we lost her
to heart disease. I swore I would never go thru that experience again.
One day and six years later, I was in the "mind set" of having a Golden.
By chance, this wonderful, kind person was standing next to me at the
THS and gave me her name and address. She mailed me an application form
from Evergreen Rescue. One day I mailed it in--within one week I had a
call, one day later I had Katie. I am sure that everyone was holding their
breath that she would work out. WORK OUT is the under statement. She is
my constant companion. She is the best of the best. We (and about three
vets--all working together) solved her allergies. It took some medical
attention, time and dollars, but well worth it. Sometimes I read over
her past vet records and I literally sit down and cry. She is a happy,
healthy dog. She loves unconditionally (and she gets it back).
