Adopted
Daisy
is a sweet, calm 4-year-old who will thrive with a solid routine and loving
people. She came to Gold Ribbon Rescue from a home where her family was finding
less and less time for her as their human children were taking up more
attention. In foster care, she was a bit depressed at first, but now that she
has been with us for two weeks, she’s really enjoying the opportunity to be top
priority in the household again.
Daisy is a really easy girl to have around. She’s completely housebroken,
crate-trained, and sleeps well through the night. She’s not a chewer—in fact,
you’ll be hard pressed to get her interested in putting anything in her mouth
that isn’t food. She takes treats politely and doesn’t get upset if people go
near her bowl. And she does really well in situations that are notoriously
difficult for some other Goldens. For example, she’s great in the car, typically
lying down and taking a quick nap so she can be well rested for whatever might
happen next. She has no fear of the vet’s office. Thunder and lightning have no
effect on her—and even a knock at the front door might be ignored! She has no
interest in barking.
Daisy’s biggest issue when she came to GRR was her weight. At 86 pounds, she was
frankly fat. She had scarcely gotten any exercise over the past couple of years
and was definitely being overfed. And the fact that she had just been given a
“summer shave” made her tubbiness even more obvious: she had no fur to hide
behind! The first week in foster care was like boot camp. Daisy wasn’t keen on
all the exercise at first. But she’s lost a few pounds and built her stamina
back up pretty quickly. She now looks forward to her daily walks (though she’d
still give anything for an all-you-can-eat buffet). And Daisy loves to get wet.
She’s not a big swimmer, but any pool of water, even a puddle, is a draw. She
has no interest in toys and fetching is never going to be on her agenda, so lots
of walks are definitely the way to give this girl her exercise.
Other than her weight (she probably needs to lose at least 25 pounds), Daisy is
in good health. Her fur is growing back out, though it will be a good while
until she has a full coat again. In fact, the only problem I’ve found with Daisy
is that she’s an alpha dog and can be challenging to other dogs, particularly
other dominant (alpha) females. She can get especially annoyed if another dog
approaches her food bowl (though she couldn’t care less if a person does the
same thing). So she may do best as an only dog. She hasn’t lived with any cats,
but when she’s around them, she doesn’t pay them much notice.
Daisy does need those daily walks, but otherwise she’s a low-maintenance girl.
She likes people, but she’s not an attention hound. She is eager to please and
very trainable. She’ll make the perfect loving companion!