finding homes for goldens in need

I had no idea there was such a thing as canine freestyle defined as, “a dog sport in which training, teamwork, music, and movement combine to create an artistic, choreographed performance.”  

Here’s Rookie the dancing dog dancing to “You’re the One that I Want”.  It really gets good at just under the 2 minute mark.

Celebrities who have a rescue Golden
Betty White –  ”Pontiac”
Mary Tyler Moore – “Shadow”
Magician Lance Burton - ”Monte”
Pamela Anderson – “Jojo”
Geraldo Rivera – “Elvis”
Shirley Jones – “Buff”
Dean Koontz – “Trixie”
Author David Rosenfelt – has 37 goldens!! He and his wife founded the Tara Foundation and have rescued over 4000 dogs!

Other celebrities who have/had Goldens
Jackie Chan, Jimmy Buffet (named Cheeseburger!), Phyllis Diller, Sally Field, Indira Gandhi, Jack Hanna, Ron Howard, Enrigue Iglesias (named Grammy), Michelle Kwan, Tom Cruise, Anderson Cooper, Sheryl Crow, Matt Lauer, Dave Barry, Jane Alexander, Ken Burns, Michael Chiklis, Joe Cocker, Jamie Lee Curtis, Neil Diamond, Bob Newhart, Paul Newman, Christopher Reeve (an assistance dog), Dan Marino, Morley Safer, Jerry Seinfeld, Jimmy Stewart, Oprah Winfrey, Martha Stewart, and many others. 

A popular dog among politicians
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev
Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd
Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell (adopted from Delaware Valley GRR)

A cute story …
Linda Ellerbee has a golden named Beau, and said in an interview, ”A few weeks after my surgery (mastectomy), I went outside to play catch with my golden. When I bent over to fetch the ball, my prosthesis fell out. The dog snatched it and I found myself chasing him down the road yelling, “Hey, come back here with my breast!”

Fall is a wonderful time of year to be outside, and what better way than to take a walk somewhere new with your best pal?  Soak up the scenery and get back to nature at one of these spots.  Many have trails to either the Chesapeake Bay or the Patuxent River, and places for you and your dogs to swim.

St. Mary’s County
Myrtle Point
Greenwell State Park
St. Mary’s River Park
Point Lookout
Chancellor’s Run, Dorsey, and Chaptico parks

Calvert County
Flag Ponds Park
Calvert Cliffs Park
Solomons boardwalk
North Beach boardwalk
Annmarie Gardens
Jefferson Patterson Park

For more information on all of these places, please refer to Barb Davis’ article in our April 2010 newsletter   Please add your own favorite walking and hiking sites, perhaps in Charles County?

Goldens are gathering at the dog park in St Mary’s County on Willows Rd in Lexington Park at 10 a.m. Weather looks great. Raffle tickets and calendars will be available. Hope to see you Saturday.

Heading out soon to Camp Goldstock where the theme is “Golden Super Heros” look what pops up on my Facebook page from someone totally unrelated to camp:

Hero

The annual Breakfast at Sniffany will be held Sept 25th at the Solomon’s Island Yacht Club. Please let us know if you plan to attend this event as the rescue needs to sell 4 tickets in order to participate. We’ve attended before and have received a generous donation. It’s a very nice brunch. Lots of treats from Clippers Canine Cafe for your pup and a silent auction in addition to info about local rescues. Call 410-394-3990 to buy tickets.

I signed Madeline up for agility class on Monday evenings from 6 – 7 starting Sept 13th at Indian Bridge Kennels. Cost is $90. Will someone else sign up with us so we’ll know someone? classes

Dancing Golden Video

When You Love Someone

Vinny was found as a stray by another rescue after the 4th of July. They assumed he was frightened by fireworks and escaped. He was badly matted and not well cared for. After trying to find his family they realized there was no family to claim Vinny. Just as well. They learned he had heartworms and treated him for those. They also learned that he is deaf. His back legs are extremely weak as if he has spent a lot of time in a small pen.

The picture of Vinny in an outside pen at the other rescue was breaking several rescue member’s hearts as goldens need to be with people so we contacted the other rescue and asked if we could “adopt” him as Barb and Bob Davis were eager to foster him.

Yesterday he came to us. Barb and Bob report that he is a very nice dog, but stays off by himself. He quickly found the leftover marrow bones and gathered them up. He eats well which is good as he is very thin.

He seems very sad and won’t hold his head up. He has a vet appt on Saturday and we’ll post an update.