Missy

Meet Missy. At this moment she is the youngest in our group at GRR. Missy is 5 months old, happy and healthy. We have been fostering her for about 3weeks and have really gotten to know all her likes and dislikes!

Missy enjoys her two foster brothers like crazy! She likes to read a good book or magazine...................well maybe ready isn’t exactly the right word. She also likes to help us make up our beds, that is almost the highlight of her day! On occasion she has been known to throw a toilet paper party and decorate the downstairs with the toilet paper still on the roll just a spinning! Her latest is the furniture, as you can see from the picture she thinks the couch is here for her to nap on and watch TV. Sometimes it is hard to tell her “No” because she is so darn cute. After all she is a puppy and she is doing all of the obvious golden puppy antics. Even though it’s hard to tell her “No” we do because we know what she needs to be the perfect golden retriever for the perfect family out there waiting for her.

Missy really is a sweet, snuggly girl. She loves our 7 year old son to death! She always wants to know what that boy is up too! Missy is housebroken and crate trained. She is a big eater, big player, big sleeper and she has the biggest heart a happy puppy could have! She has a crate in our bedroom and we leave the crate door open for her, sometimes I wake to find her peacefully sleeping in her crate, or snoozing comfortably on the floor next to my side of the bed. Is there anything more heartwarming than watching a puppy or a baby sleep?


We recently gave her a bath and she seemed to enjoy it but the big fun came when she realized her foster brothers also got a bath and that meant running around the yard and playing like crazy until they dried off. Missy doesn’t seem to have any fears except her fear of the vacuum. I sometimes get the vacuum out and leave it in the room for her to explore but the real trick will be trying to get her to stay in the same room when I turn it on. I usually leave the back door open for her to have the freedom to go in and out while I'm vacuuming. She may never get learn to like the vacuum, but who can blame her? Do any of us REALLY like the vacuum?

Missy is also doing well with her manners, she knows “sit,” “catch it," “settle,” “come,” and we are working on “shake.” She also is gentle when accepting treats. She LOVES the tennis ball and she actually retrieves it. She brings it back and is ready to give chase as soon as you are ready to throw the ball again. We are working on getting her comfortable with a leash; she was a bit frightened of the leash to begin with. It seems clear she never had one of before she came to GRR. We let her wear her leash around the house or we leave it on the floor so she can use to it. She is getting better because now when we put her leash on she will occasionally carry it around in her mouth. She has also taken a liking to carrying around our dog’s leashes; the funny part is that she likes to do so when they are attached to the other end.


Missy is your typical happy-go-lucky puppy, full of fun, full of life and full of love to give to the right family. She is waiting patiently….are you the perfect family for this little Golden Girl?

 

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