Success Story: Dink (#1671) Now Beau

Adopted March 21, 2008

Beau (formerly Dink) was rescued by a Golden Retriever breeder and renamed Beau because he responded better to it.

Beau is a two year old 115 pound puppy who has a tremendous amount of love and puppy energy. The minute he met our two sons (15 years and 8 years) he rolled over and laid his head in my oldest son's lap. He loves his boys.

He wants to belong to a family and loves to please. So his training is going well. When he arrived he did not know sit, stay, come or down very well. He was new to a leash and is doing well learning to heel. Being a puppy, he still feels a need to say "hi" to everyone who passes, even if that may be 20 feet ahead of him. He needs reminders that he is with his humans when out walking on a leash. Small animals that run fast still make him forget his priorities at times.

When Beau arrived he was happy to be with the boys and found his bed very comfortable, but was nervous. By the third night, he settled in the house, falling asleep at 8pm. He content to hang out in the morning waiting for his family to slowly wake up and feels no need to rouse us with licks of love. Since we are former golden owners (Gracie died 2 years ago), my youngest son remarked how nice it was to have the smell of dog back in the house. And he is a wonderful addition to the family

He enjoys his new backyard, new chew toys, and the golden girl neighbor next door. He listens to the barking of the other neighborhood dogs, but is quite happy to stay quiet and wait patiently for his next walk or his boys to come home from school.

Cars and car rides were traumatic for Beau initially, but once he saw his boy climb in the back he seemed curious. He continues to find the rides fun and interesting and finds that his family praises him for his bravery at the end of the ride.

His foster home started him on a healthy eating pattern when they found him about 15 pounds overweight. He continues to to lose the extra pounds and his coat is a shiny and beautiful deep amber.

He uses his size and weight to make sure he gets attention. When he arrived he wanted someone touching him at all times. He is slowly learning that having someone nearby is enough. With the boys, he becomes a teddy bear and loves a good snuggle.

All of us are most struck by his love of belonging to a family. He embraced us as much as we embraced him.

Our thanks to the breeder who saw a diamond in the rough in Beau. We are fortunate to have had him come into our home and our lives.

We will treasure him.

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