Hammie

Updated 10/14/10

A quick update from Hammie’s foster mom: Hammie  is doing well! When he arrived at the clinic for his intake check-up, we discovered that he needed surgery to fix an inturned eyelid that was causing a lot of irritation and discharge; that’s all taken care of now, and he’s healing nicely.  He is fitting in wonderfully—he’s great with the cats and plays well with his Golden pals Ruby and Ty.  I am trying to keep him quiet as possible, but he is full of spirit.  He does gobble his food, but once I get a bit of weight on him, I am going to put a ball in his bowl to slow him down.  He is smart and sits well and walks great on the leash.  Right now he needs a lot of attention, but he is so sweet that loving him is very easy.

Here are a few pictures of Hammie (in the oh-so-chic blue collar with white pawprints) & his friend Ruby.  Now that he’s been bathed and brushed, he already looks a thousand percent better, and even cuter than before! He does this cute pose where his tongue hangs out of one side of his mouth, so once I am able to capture that I'll send it along.

Updated 10/13/10

He may be way, way, WAY underweight (the surrendering family could not afford to feed him),  he may have heartworms—but Hammie didn’t care two cents about his hardships when he saw a friendly new face. He zipped right over, bounced  around, and hopped  up to say “Pleased to meet you!” Look at that sweet face… isn’t that just like a Golden!

At not even two years old, Hammie is already on this third family – but the third time will be the charm, because family #3 is his foster family, who’ll get him healthy and ready for his forever home. Lots of chow (“Feed him!!” said the vet),  grooming, and a few bubble baths will get him looking gorgeous in no time. The heartworm treatment will take a bit longer, but by New Year’s he’ll be all ready to make some lucky family very happy.