Buddy

As you may remember from our application to Golden Retriever Rescue, we had
not been without a dog in our entire 47 years of marriage. For the first
time, we took a year and a half break after our last dog passed away. We
have had three previous rescue goldens, along with a variety of other dogs.
When we made the decision to get a dog again, we decided we were too old for
housebreaking and a puppy. Our request was for a two year old male. It
only took about six weeks before you called, and as you can see, Buddy is
perfect. We wanted to send you this picture right away. We don’t have any
“together” pictures in our computer but believe me when I tell you there are
plenty on our phones, including pictures of him with our grandsons in his
kennel. He is only in his kennel when we leave the house for short periods,
but he goes in there sometimes on his own, so he must have been kennel trained
before we got him.

Our daily adventures include long walks. He can do five miles, but then we
have to lift him back into the car. He recently did a three mile hike with
us and the grandkids in Red Rock Canyon. He loves going in the backyard
with my husband when he is practicing his pitching and putting. For
Christmas, Buddy got a tennis ball shooter. You can shoot balls out one at
a time, and he sits patiently waiting to see where they are going to land.

Buddy has brought so much energy and joy into our lives. I think he knew
from day one that he was where he belonged. We had bought him a bed the day
before we picked him up and placed it on the floor next to our bed. The
first night, I said “Buddy, get in your bed,” and no one was more shocked
than I when he actually did it. Every night he is the first one in bed,
waiting for us to get there.

P.S. We love the fact that he has no tail. No more items getting swept off
coffee tables. Just another bonus.

Thank you for your good work,

George and Olga Lyles