Senior Golden Finds a Home

[StrawHat]

As some of you know, we lost Sonny, a Corgi mix, about two months ago. It hit me very hard.

We were not looking to adopt but we were not "not looking" either. Last Thursday my wife was contacted by a rescue and told about a Golden bitch heading for the pound. She called the owner and heard about this lazy dog, yuck yack, divorce, dogs gotta go. Deb said we would come over and see the dog.

We get there and this sweet old sugar face is brought out on a leash to meet us. She is overweight and undernourished. Her coat is a mess, her nails are uncut, I could go on and on. Long story short, she came home with us. She got a good brushing that night and seems to relish being fussed over. Deb got down on the floor to brush her and Quinn lay down between her legs. Deb started trimming the fur on her paws and she fell asleep. Slept through her nails being trimmed and even slept while her ears were cleaned. Poor girl has not been to the vet in over a year. Previous owner got her from a puppy mill when the owner died and said the breeder may have done some vetting.

So, Quinn is now part of our family and gets along with Seamus, our 7 year old Golden. She has become Deb's dog and stays by her constantly.

It is nice having two dogs again!

Kevin

 

[bigwheelzip]

Sweet.
Thanks for the uplifting moment.

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[SS336]

You are good people. The dog is very lucky to have found you and you her.
Thanks for the post it made my day.

 

[robrossk]

Great win win for all involved parties!!

 

[akoda]

Thanks for posting, old girl just needs some love.

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[mckenney99]

What a sweet loving face. Thank you for taking her in.

 

[16thVACav]

Good for you, and good for her!

 

[Rustyt1953]

I searched for "contented face" and voilà...

 

[cherrypointmarine]

Anyone that takes in an animal in need is a very special person . All of our rescues felt right at home as soon as they stepped in the front door . Sounds like she found heaven on earth .

 

[Spajohn]

"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend.
Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."
-Groucho Marx

 

[M29since14]

That's great! I'll feel better the rest of the day just thinking about this. God bless StrawHat and his wife for taking care of her.

 

[spricks]

Kudos to you and your wife! Really nice to read some good news in this World of so much brutal news we are living in today.
Made my day too!

 

[Jessie]

You'll be rewarded for this.
Besides that happy face on her.

 

[Jimmyjones]

Thanks!

Love geriatric dogs, last rescue was ten when I got her, she shouldn't outlive me, as she did her prior owner.

 

[S42N8]

Great post. Blessings on you for taking her in.

 

[KalamazooKid]

Awesome, good on you guys! Love to hear stories like this.

 

[llowry61]

Made my day reading this. All they ask for is a little care and loving and they will return it 1000-fold. Good for you and her.

 

[StrawHat]

To all who have responded.

My wife and I find strays. Our first together dog walked up to us on a job site. Two months later a homeless beagle adopted us at a campground. Couple of years later we are in a PetsMart and someone dumped a 4 week old puppy. Management is busy calling the pound. My wife picks up the puppy and walks out of the store. I tell management to KMA or call the cops. Then my corgi mix, also from an overcrowded kill shelter. Next dogs was from a breeder. They thought it would be a show dog. He wasn't, but I would not hear of him going to a kill shelter. Which brings us to Quinn. We are not strangers to senior dogs. They come with their own baggage but so do I. And they come willingly. A little attention and they thrive.

Quinn has been with us for 5 days. Previous owner described her as lazy. Each time I leash her we walk to the mailbox and back to the house, 1/4 mile. And she does that 4-5 times a day. Someone was lazy but certainly not Quinn. We will work on getting some weight off her. Tomorrow we will stop at the vet on our way out of town to weigh her. Then Herself and I will come up with a diet to help her lose weight. Nothing drastic but a pound every two or three weeks until she is at 60 or 65 pounds. That itself will help her joints. And proper nourishment and supplements will further help her.

Right now, she is curled up at the side of the bed snoring. I could not be listening to a more beautiful sound.

Kevin

 

[Willyboy]

New Dog

Great news that you rescued that lucky dog! I just got a fostered dog last
month after my little guy passed away New Year's Eve. We are both pretty happy these days. Willyboy

 

[Krogen]

I keep going back to Quinn's portrait in your first post. I can't help but grin. That's a contented puppy dog!