Providing Bright New Beginnings To Displaced Golden Retrievers
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 Happy
Tails
Welcome to WAAGR's "Happy Tails" pages. We will continue
to add brief stories about the wonderful goldens that have found
their forever homes through WAAGR - dogs like Missy Lou, Jack and
Barkley. These dogs have a "happy tail" behind them that WAAGR
wants to share. If you adopted a golden from WAAGR and
would like to share your story, email
info@waagr.org.
Dogs Adopted
in 2010
JIGGY For some reason, my mom keeps
squirting us with the hose, so I just attack the part where the water
comes out. Sometimes I get water up my nose! Then she fills
up this bathtub and calls it a "swimming pool." I just play along
and lay in it with my tennis ball. I also just got my very first
report from my school. It said I graduated or something like that.
My dad likes to play this game called "Get the Birds." It's a
riot! There are these big geese that come up on the lawn, and when
they get close, dad sends us out and says "Get the Birds!" We run
up and scare them so they fly away! It's fun! The best part
is when he brings us swimming in the lake afterwards, but then mom gives
us a bath. I'm still not sure why mom gives us a bath after
swimming in the lake, maybe she doesn't know we are already wet.
Oh well, it's worth it, but we sure are tired afterwards. Anyway, I just wanted to let you know
that I think I'm taking pretty good care of the people called mom and
dad, and my sassy sister Shandy too. The funny part is they spoil
me for taking such good care of them. If they only knew I would do
this for free! Shhhh...... REBEL
That's when we found Rebel. We met
him at the plant sale in June, and simply fell in love with this old
guy. My son Austin took to him right away, and as I watched him
take a few laps around the parking lot, I knew by the smiles on
their faces, he was the one for us.
For those who wonder about
adopting a senior dog as your new forever friend, please do so as
they make wonderful friends. Just like us, they too need a place to
call their own until they cross that bridge. I am so glad that we
can make his final years the best years of his life:-) Rebel is so
wonderful, so sweet, (so trained - hee, hee), and just a joy to have
around.
We would like to thank WAAGR for
the helping us find our new furry friend to bring home and love.
Jennifer was very nice during the home visit, and gave us a taste of
how it would be with a Golden at the house, as she brought her baby
with! And Karen, she was absolutely awesome to work with during the
adoption process. She was so helpful, so caring and she sure has a
big heart with 12, no...make that 11 dogs now (minus Rebel) in her
care!
TINKER
Our volunteers picked up Tinker
and took her to the emergency vet clinic. After the initial
physical, there was no doubt that she needed to have the eye removed
immediately. The next day, we were thrilled to find out she
did well through the surgery, but even better news was on the
horizon. A vet tech came to talk to one of our volunteers
about Tinker and it wasn't about her eye: It was about wanting
to adopt her! The vet tech had fallen in love with her at the
clinic and knew hat she wanted Tinker to become part of her life!
She has recovered and found her forever home. What a great story, huh? WAAGER My
heartworm is pretty much in check. I'm starting to like car
rides now, as long as mom or dad are along. I went on a car
ride with mom to check on cousin Homer (another cat) the other
night. On the way home we stopped at McDonald's for an ice cream
cone. It was crazy...I got to eat an ice cream cone in the car
while we were driving. Boy life is good! Talk to you later!
Lots of wuvs and wags,
Waager |
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WAAGR •
12605 West North Avenue, #285 • Brookfield, WI 53005
phone: 414-517-7725 |
On
that cold January day things started into motion that would bring me to
my now "forever" home. It just happened that two wonderful ladies, Mary
& Margaret, were visiting a couple on the very same day in Adell, Wis,
for a home visit. They had became new members a week before and
were looking for a dog just like me. After my two week visit with
Frank the dog behavioralist in Big Bend, my family finally came to my
rescue and took me into their home.
Most
people that have met him find it hard to believe that he is 12 years
old, as he does not act or look like it! He is vibrant, playful,
and has a beautiful coat. Since we brought him home, Rebel is doing
very well in his new forever home and we are so happy to have him.
He has taken so well to us and our family members, and is just so
well behaved! All he asks for is some love and to play ball! Rebel
LOVES his tennis balls! He is also enjoying his new yard, the walks
down to the park, and having a family to call his own.
WAAGR
is glad we could help this wonderful Golden mix named Tinker!
We all agree she has a beautiful coat! We received a call May
27 about a little Golden mix that had been shot in the eye with a BB
gun. The caller asked if we could help Tinker because the
owners couldn't afford the treatment. We weren't aware at the
time that she had been shot a week prior to the call we received.
The owners had taken Tinker to a vet, but didn't get the treatment
she needed.