2011 success stories

ASPEN, NOW MILLIE

Gender:Female

Age: 9 months

Aspen went to live in Massachusetts on 12/11/11 and will be known as Millie.

"Hi y'all! Millie (fka Aspen) made it to Logan just fine. She came out of her crate wagging her tail. I sat in the back seat with her all the way home to the Cape. She explored the house and back yard thoroughly. This morning she went.for a nice walk to the beach and wanted to go swimming! A little too cold now. We are in touch with a therapist for her underwater treadmill therapy. Plan to post pics soon. We promise to take very good care of her!!! Thanks to everyone!!!"

Aspen came to us after she was injured in an accident and her owners were unable to help her. Their choice was to have her put down. She was lucky enough to end up at MS State Vet School where our own Dr. Andrea Dedeaux is currently doing an oncology internship. It didn't take long for Andrea to take her in on behalf of Gulf South and get everything set up for her to be treated and her injuries repaired.

Update on Beckett:

"Just wanted to drop a line and let you know how wonderful Beckett is.  He is the most wonderful dog I have ever had the pleasure of sharing my life with.  He is really my best friend and he goes everywhere with me.  We can't wait till the days warm up and dry out so we can get to the park more often!  He is still testing positive for heartworms but we are on top of his treatment and we'll be so excited when he is heartworm free."

Carlos went to live in NH in October of 2011.
Carlos is an outstanding Golden mix who came to us through a vet in the Shreveport area after a police officer found him. That officer must have known what a special boy he was because he certainly has captured our hearts and those at the vet’s office where we picked him up!

Charley was adopted in April of 2011; here is an update from January of 2012 from the Phares family. They are thrilled that he's doing so well in the midst of loosing sweet Chloe-2011- his GSGRR sister.

Charley came to our home with multiple medical issues we were aware of before we adopted him.  Our vet, Dr. Ritter in Bossier City, did a great job getting Charley healthy and now he is a typical energetic boy.  He is not very bright, but his goofy behavior and antics makes him very endearing to everyone he meets. 
Even though he loves to rough house and act mean when he plays, he wouldn’t hurt a fly.  He had surgery to correct an anomaly in his throat and now he can’t bark.  It seems to frustrate him that he can’t.  He is as gentle as a lamb.  
No one has ever told him he is a Golden Retriever.  He is scared to death of water.  He won’t go near the pool or get within 30 feet of the shore line when we go to the lake.  He does love to ride in our van and acts depressed when he can’t go with us.
He is 100% a momma’s boy.  He will only eat when Helen is sitting next to his food dish and will only take his medications for her.  He follows her around all the time.  Most times he won’t go outside to the bathroom unless Helen lets him out.  I find it frustrating, but my wife loves having a momma’s boy. 

"We are absolutely crazy about her.  The more comfortable she gets with us the more vocal she is becoming.  We get a lot of happy and playful growls and she makes woo woo (mini howls) sounds when she gets excited.  She definitely brings a lot of laughter in the house."

Cooper is a beautiful, fun, good dog!  He gets along great with all 2 and 4 legged creatures he's met.  He is a puppy and has better manners than most puppies I've met, but he is a puppy.

Cody came to us after his original family had a change of life situation.  As much as they loved Cody, they did not have the time to give this energetic, playful young dog. Cody likes to play with toys, dogs and humans.  He is energetic and needs plenty of exercise and attention. 

"Thanks for reaching out Alicia.  All I can say is "Colt" (now our "Coco") has lit up our lives in the past year.  He has meshed perfectly with our other two little ones and our kitties.  He is an older golden who has litterally gained a spring in his step since being with his new family!  He is more energetic and lively every day.  He has also probably traveled more in his time with us and loves nothing more than snoozing on a good road trip with some head-out-of-the-window time.  He has even been on hikes in the appalachians and swam in the Gulf of Mexico!"

Colt was an owner turn in due to a change in his family's life situation.  They were heartbroken to have to give him up but they had no choice.

"It's been about a year so I thought I'd give you a Cricket update... she's doing wonderful, she is heartworm free.  She has the sweetest personality, is well behaved, walks well on the leash and killed one of my neighbors chickens!  Thankfully Sean is a good guy... he actually thought it was kinda funny.  She dug under the fence, got into the coup, grabbed one and took it to my yard then went back and got another!  I foundthe dead one's feet sticking up out of the dirt behind ,my garage."

Daisy has been adopted by one of our GSGRR volunteer families. She has been diagnosed with cancer and will live her remaining days being loved by a very special family.

Daisy was turned in to GS after she was found outside a business in Prairieville,La. Daisy is a Golden in search of a loving forever home. By the looks of her teeth and her ears she didn't have the best life before coming to rescue. Her ears show evidence of chronic untreated ear infections. Her front teeth are worn all the way down too.

Duncan seems to be food/treat motivated.  Training has been GREAT!  He is sitting, lying down, and coming on command.  Also, his crate training is going well.  He has had one accident and  that was from being excited to see us.  We feel Duncan would be a perfect companion for anyone who is willing to be loved and licked alot!"