Lady

#11-163 Lady, age 8+

MATCHED

Sweet Lady has already found her forever home, but every GRR dog deserves a little PR and a web posting, so here’s her story!

“Oldie Goldens are so precious and priceless because they learn to adapt so well and always have a happy disposition no matter what their challenge…  we humans have much to learn from our Goldens.”

That’s what Lady’s new mom says—and one thing’s for sure, this older girl has faced her share of hardships lately. But with the help of many wonderful, caring folks, she’s made it to a safe haven now. Her story as we know it begins a month or two ago, when a couple who truck sheep & goats & hay all over the Southwest stopped in at a rest stop—only to see a sweet older Golden standing outside the building. They learned she’d been found somewhere else, far out in the country, three days earlier, and had been brought this far—but since nobody owned her or could care for her, nobody had been feeding her. “One look at her face and we knew we couldn’t leave her there” – and that’s how Lady motored many hundreds of miles into Central Texas, where she settled in quickly with the couple’s relatives. They couldn’t keep her long term, but they promptly tackled her health issues—not just mats and dirt, but a terrible case of intestinal worms and severe ear infections (bad enough for a three-day stay at at the clinic). Making the decision not to keep the spunky red girl was tough! “She is a wonderful dog, and at the vet they said she was the very best dog they had ever met,” we were told.

Luckily, a GRR family had been waiting for ages for a senior Golden girl just like Lady—and at her new home, she has everything a dog could want! A farm to live on, grandkids to play with, lots of room to stroll around, companionship all day long.

“I don't think Lady is deaf, but she certainly is hard of hearing which is okay with me...  I think she is just right!! You have to clap your hands & it seems like she can sense the vibrations and knows you are there. At night she sleeps in front of the fireplace or next to the bed. (She also snores... loudly!!) She gets up slowly so may have arthritis in her hips or hindquarters.

“She certainly does have a sense of humor and adventure regarding visiting the barn and my horses! She touched noses with my horses on her first day here.  Now she goes to the barn with me morning and night to feed and either bring in or release the horses from the barn.  The first time my 22-year-old Thoroughbred mare (16.1 hands) walked into the barn, Lady's ears shot straight up in the air and she scooted out of the barn!  Now she hangs around sweet Tia often.  My 12-year-old Quarterhorse gelding (15.1 hands) is alpha and powerful, so she steers clear of Four Socks.  After I groomed both horses this morning, Lady stood in line with them for her turn to be groomed!  Very cute!!  So far, all three are respectful of each other... I think my horses remember my last Golden girl so perhaps they think Sandy is home again.

“Lady is my kind of dog... sweet, funny, laid back and happy with personality plus!!  I'm sure as time goes by her personality is going to blossom even more, too!”