Sara Lee
Updated 05/29/10

Sara is PRECIOUS,PRECIOUS,PRECIOUS. She has settled in so well with the other dogs.  She lets Carlie “mother” her.  They sleep close together.  Sometimes Carlie puts her chin on Sara’s side. She’s calm in the house (of course), sleeps through the night, doesn’t care about storms, and loves to tote a ball around in her mouth.

We’ve got her thyroid meds adjusted and she’s got more energy now. The Previcox is working and so is the Synflex—her hips are getting stronger and she doesn’t “drop” her back end nearly as much. She is starting to run a little more.

This old girl is really outgoing.  She loves to be around other people and dogs.  If someone else is getting petted, by gosh she is right there to get her share of loving.

Sara spent too many years alone & neglected—now she deserves a family who can give her lots & lots of time and love.  Having another dog (a Golden) as her companion would be good, too. Only the best, most loving home will do for this lovely lady!

Nobody doesn’t like Sara Lee!

This beautiful blonde has maintained her fashion-model looks and sunny attitude despite a difficult life. Her first owners got her as a young dog, just age two or so, but they didn’t really like dogs in the house … so Sara spent the next eleven (yes, eleven) years in a small yard or, when she was indoors, in a crate—with little attention paid to her health. When the family eventually decided to sell their house, they finally decided that Sara needed an entirely new home.

Enter Sara’s angel, a co-worker who took her in and at once embarked on getting the old gal healthier. Sara had spent so much time confined that her back end was completely muscle-wasted; that, plus rocky hips due to her age, meant that she fell down a lot. And: “She is underweight by about 20 lbs—you shouldn't be able to put your finger right between her ribs! She needs thyroid medicine, and she has a bladder infection, allergies and major ear infections. We are treating her for everything.”

The only problem was the family’s other two dogs—a couple of very big Giant Schnauzer girls. One of them was huffy with Sara, who decided not to acknowledge the size difference (her “sister” weighed over 100 lbs, compared to Sara’s 57!) and wouldn’t back down when challenged. “I am worried she will get hurt,” said her new owner. She had already given Sara so much help, and now it was time for one more gift—a new home without big dogs to knock her over. When GRR met Sara: “Great Golden gal! If any of our fosters are looking for the perfectly behaved girl, foster this one! She's a sweetheart.”

Sara Lee’s foster mom says:

Sara is a perfect houseguest. She watches the other dogs and copies them and looks for mom’s approval. Her “mentor” Chester is helping her settle in. She comes when you call her. Walking her on lead is tough because her hind legs do go out—but she gets right back up and tries again! (We have started her on Synflex.) Yesterday Sara and her GRR sister Carlie were out in the yard. Carlie saw a squirrel and started barking at it. Sara moved as fast as she could toward that evil squirrel, even though she fell down a couple of times—she just kept moving forward till she got to Carlie’s side and barked at the squirrel too. She was so proud of herself!

Sara loves balls. I roll the ball to her and she stops it. She likes to carry the ball around. She enjoys brushing and any kind of loving attention. She is so sweet and loving. She gets along with everyone and all the dogs. All this old gal needs is someone who can give her love and attention. She is so easy to have around!

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