sorry …… my bad

I do not know what came over me when I decided to teach my Alfie boy here the word “cookie”. He already knew the treat word, but that did not fit when I was perfecting my Healing Hearts cookies.
Alfie was in rapture as he smelled the savory cinnamon that fills the house when I’ve been [...]

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Some Golden fun with Dean Koontz

Click here to enjoy some delicious Golden outtakes from Dean’s filming of a commercial to promote his new Golden Retriever Rescue themed book, The Darkest Evening of the Year, which was just published November 27th.
Here are Dean’s thoughts on the fun during filming.
Originally, we thought that Trixie and I would do the spot, but [...]

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Talk about fearless…..

I’ve often wondered about the lives of some of my disabled friends, realizing just how hard it must be to deal with paralysis or blindness. I always love hearing about the many wonderful accommodations through technology that are now available, as well as all the special gadgets that do so much to promote independence.

This photo [...]

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Goldens Merry & Pippen attached to the end

Gary Lorenz, along with his beloved Goldens left his home on Sept. 24 to check on the family’s horses and never returned. Weeks were spent looking for him. His body, and his Goldens, were found in rugged terrain Oct. 20 by a hunter, just a mere four to six miles from his home. Merry and [...]

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Golden Retriever who played in film Napoleon

We recently discovered this wonderful video of a special guy named Trooper, who as a pup, starred in the film, Napoleon, an MGM movie shot on location in South Australia and New Zealand. It tells about a Golden pup who takes off on a magical journey to the wilds [...]

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Whack a Mouse

I may have to make one of these games for my kitty Cindy.

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Golden Retriever Rescue Max: Living the high life now!

Click on Max to see the coolest video report and learn the story of this special dude and how he’s living the high life in Sugar Land, Texas.

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Golden Retriever Rescue of North Texas

This collage is from the recent picnic at the Golden Retriever Rescue of North Texas.
Click here to learn more about the photo and to see it in its supersized version.

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Golden Retriever Brewster’s return is miraculous

Click here to meet Brewster and see a video of just what he survived after lost for 11 days.

Animal experts say it is miraculous Brewster is still alive, yet he is feeling fit, well and none the worse for his ordeal.
The nine-year-old Golden Retriever disappeared earlier this month and when he failed to come [...]

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100% Organic & Kosher with Active 15+ Manuka Healing Honey

Every dog surely deserves a treat — wholesome and healthy organic ones, that is. Treats with NO added sugar, salt, chemicals, artificial flavors or excitotoxins. Treats that DO NOT contain potential allergens such as corn, soy, wheat, yeast, dairy products, or peanuts. And, wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a [...]

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Dustin’s Paw – Assistance Dogs helping with Learning

This video shows Golden/Lab Mix Ovelle in action, for the organization Dustin’s Paw.
Dustin’s Paw is a very special organization founded by Diane Rampelberg. This photo shows Golden Dustin with Rachel, a visually-impaired student. She is playing “baby” with Dustin, the look on his face telling anyone all they need to know [...]

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A Golden Thanksgiving (as long as there’s pumpkin pie)

Well, I am exhausted. My hubby had a mother that always cooked like crazy on all the holidays and that is what he has come to expect from me as well. The problem is that as we have both gotten older, new health issues have limited what foods we can now celebrate with at these [...]

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Therapy Golden Retriever Cooper

Click here to see a video of Cooper helping in a school where he has worked for 4 years now.

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Dean Koontz’s “The Darkest Evening of the Year” coming Nov 27th

Click here to listen to Dean Koontz talk with his new Trixie Avatar!

 
Dean Koontz writes nonstop and there is seldom a book of his that does not make it to the New York Times bestsellers list. He is a Golden lover from way back, and I can only imagine how tough his newest publication [...]

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Meet the Delta Society ‘Beyond Limits’ Winners

 
Connie Gates of Huntsville, AL and her partner, Katie, a 12-year-old Golden Retriever, were one of five finalist teams for the Delta Society’s 2007 Beyond Limits Award as Pet Partners Team of the Year. There were a few teams with Goldens but Katie won the most hearts.
This team brings “unconditional acceptance, stress reduction and joy [...]

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Meet Therapy Golden Retriever Sam

Check out a cute video of a vet technician’s weekly trip to the hospital with a group of dogs doing assisted-therapy.
Just click here.

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Meet Golden Retriever Camper

Camper was the result of a cooperative breeding with The SeeingEye. He was not selected for guide training because he was thunderphobic in the huge Seeing Eye Kennels. In March Camper was named the official Seeing Eye Ambassador/Outreach dog. He is the first Golden retriever to be given this honor.
Nicknamed Campie, this guy is [...]

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14-year-old Golden Retriever Chelsea saved after 14 hours

Thank goodness Chelsea is okay, after being stuck in a storm drain all that time. Poor sweetie had limited hearing and vision and mobility.
Click here to see the video of the rescue. 

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Support our Cancer Treatment Fund for Working Dogs

We have been trying very hard to build up the Foundation’s coffers so that more working dogs will be able to benefit from our $500 grants for cancer treatment.
We get very few donations and thereby relay on raising monies by selling wares at the Foundation’s Store. We have added so many wonderful items for [...]

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Dog swims 4 km to nurse pups

What an amazing story this is.
A dog swims more than 4km every day to nurse her newborn puppies who are stranded on an island. The dog, already a celebrity in Chongqing city, is called Huahua by local people.
She gave birth to four pups at Shanhuba, which has become an island in the Changjiang [...]

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Golden Aboo & Yellow Lab Rookie – A tale of 2 puppy pals

I saw this story at Tales from the Bark Side and had to provide it here. It is written by Sheri Goltz of Fergus Falls, and is simply wonderful.
Ahh, the innocence of young love. To play and frolic with your best pal is heaven on earth. Each day is another day in which to romp [...]

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Golden Retriever Brighton a real lover

Photo by David Sanders, Arizona Daily Star
Golden Brighton gives his owner, Lee Dellacorte, some loving during judging at the annual Coyote Classic Dog Show, which started Friday at the Pima County Fairgrounds and runs through Sunday. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The event and [...]

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On death bed, monkey revived by bird’s love

I can’t live without you: It was only after the pigeon
took him under her wing and showed him love
and affection that the monkey perked up

This is such an incredible story.
Beijing: It’s a tale straight out of the books — an abandoned baby monkey, close to death, was revived by the love of a bird [...]

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I love this Golden — the look on his face & his lifted paw

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Golden Retriever Trumpy: Media Star!

In August we learned that a new 225-room Westin opened in Annapolis, MD. We were immediately on alert when the following was noted:

The Westin Annapolis is a dog-friendly hotel, with its own official Golden Retriever, Trumpy, who sits with the concierge, ready to offer a warm greeting to guests, and Heavenly Dog Beds that are [...]

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QuakerKids Care – Casting now for Commercial and more!

I have always believed in the benefits of children doing volunteering work as it helps them to develop compassion and establish connections with people different than themselves. I actually began doing volunteer work as a teenager and continued throughout even graduate school. But, it is a more recent phenomenon to see volunteering encouraged in early [...]

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A Golden Goodbye to Macy

Dr. Bruce Fogle and Golden Macy
Recently bereaved veterinarian Bruce Fogle reflected on the complex and heartbreaking relationships that characterize the human-canine bond.
I’m unanchored. Emotionally adrift. Not because my marriage has hit the skids, or because my children are unwell. I haven’t lost my job. I’m not even moving home. My mind’s in a stew [...]

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Golden Retriever Dudley – what a story

 
Dudley has been through so much, struck by a car and then run over by a motorcycle. Click here to see a video and learn more about his story.

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Angels in the form of Golden Retriever rescuers

What an unbelievably sad tale.

I was reading a newspaper in the doorway of Mama’s Market one day when an old golden retriever appeared, unattended, with a happy look on his face. I did the natural thing and bent down to give him a little pat, but recoiled in horror just as my hand was [...]

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Therapy Golden Retriever Chief is making a difference

This is Golden mix Chief and he is from Golden Beginnings Golden Retriever Rescue in Texas. He has been partnered with Tammy Renaud, an occupational therapist and founder of Jumpstart Therapies, a volunteer group, providing animal assisted intervention services to rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, pediatric clinics, psychiatric centers, and more in Central Texas. This group [...]

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Golden Retriever Woody has been missing for a month

It is so sad to see stories like this one. What makes it even harder is that this boy is the spitting image of my guy Alfie, down to the description of him as a drooler, which Alfie is big time.
Although it was windy the day Woody disappeared, Ms Phillips wonders whether her pet [...]

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Golden Retriever Tessa in training

 
Susan Danner is a mental health therapist who had a wonderful Golden therapy helper named Dobie. Sadly, this spring he died at the senior age of 14. But, now Susan is breaking in a new four-footed therapist.
 

On Sept. 16, Danner’s 25th anniversary at the center, her new co-worker, Tessa, arrived in Montrose. Tessa, a 14-week-old [...]

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Golden Retriever Seizure Response Dog Lexus

Staff Photo by Cody Glenn

Lexus was recently trained at a facility in Georgia so that she can anticipate seizures and act in an emergency situation. 
 

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Seizure Assistance Golden Retriever Blossom is found – UPDATED

Here is a new video of Blossom being reunited with Melanie.
I could only get this video clip to play in Internet Explorer.
Click here to see a video about this special girl and how she went missing.
Wounded but walking, Blossom made her way home.

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Meet R.E.A.D. Golden Retriever Cody

In the above photo by Randy Metcalf I think Cody is getting tuckered out sitting and listening to all the readers. But, he is doing a wonderful job as you can see in all of the wonderful photos taken by Mr. Metcalf.
 
Barbara Herrington began a Read program at her neighborhood library in September with Cody [...]

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