Remembered

Winchester is a beautiful 4-5 year old dark red male who was found by some college students around a lake in the College Station area. When they found him, they discovered that he'd been shot in the front leg. They brought him back to Austin and took him to a vet who contacted GRR. He underwent major surgery to repair his leg and is now doing great. He had 5 pins in place holding the leg while it healed which were finally removed recently after more than 3 months.

He has made a full recovery and is looking forward to getting out of confinement. (He wasn't allowed to go on walks, retrieve or exert himself in any way.) He's a lovely, well mannered gentleman who loves people. Winchester has been formally adopted by his foster Dad who takes him to work with him.

His owner reports the following "Winchester at the office" stories: "He's settling in a the office nicely. When he wants to go out, he gets his leash off the chair and presents it to whomever he wants to take him out for a stroll. If they don't pay attention to him, he has been known to jump in their laps or in one case, on the desk!"

"He's also got both the FedEx and UPS guys trained. The other day, I found him chewing something and said 'what do you have' the FedEx guy looked at me and said 'uh, I brought him a treat'! The next day the same thing happened with the UPS guy! I don't get it, he doesn't like any of the 147 brands of treats I've bought for him but he loves them from these guys!"

"He's actually really calm and sedate. He plays on his own schedule. Every afternoon, about 3-4 o'clock, he gets his ball and brings it to me. We go to the back area where there's a little more room and roll the ball around the cubicles or play "chase" for a few minutes."