Yippie! I have a new puppy!

I always recommend having a dog/dogs to help us keep active. In July we sadly had to euthanize our 11 year old golden retriever. Our 3 year old golden really started having anxiety problems then and of course we were devastated. I went into a flare at the same time.

Fast forward to now. We have been on 2 wait lists at golden rescues and Wed.we were able to adopt a new baby. Now, the one thing I said I didn't want was a puppy. Sooooo much work. Guess what! 8 month old female puppy is now living with us.

I feel better already. I'm sure some of my flare was depression. Our new baby will be a lot of work and I will be VERY active. I can't walk them at the same time so I will be walking twice as much. And then there is the training. But really worth it! And our 3 year old golden seems so much better already too. Win win.

Oh, WOW, I’m so happy for you! Being eight months old isn’t too bad. I love puppy breath and hopefully your puppy still has that. What have you named the pup? Auntie Sherrine is being nosy.

I think you will get better and better and the added walking will probably help you. You will be smiling a lot more now and that helps too. Your three year old Golden is smiling more too! So congratulations, Mommy!

Sherrine

Puppylover and Acheybody, what about those gloves you can get that basically brush your pet while you pet them? That might be easier on you and would get a lot of the fur off and then it could be far easier to comb through them with less fur. Just an idea...

Sherrine

I am so very happy for you. We had Goldens for many year and they are giant teddy bears. Then we downsized and went back to Cocker Spaniels. Sort of a shorter, long-haired version of the Goldens. The age of your puppy is just perfect for you. I read this somewhere a long time ago: "Goldens chew til they're 2 and shed til they're dead." Ours seemed to chew a bit longer, one even chewed a hole in the wall right through good sheet rock. She had lot of toys and other things to chew on, was basically never left alone and still just felt the need to eat the wall. At least it was fixable.

I wouldn't survive well without dogs. When my former rescue Cocker Spaniel finally wore out from age it was terrible being without a dog, especially her. This was My girl and not too fond of men. So when we went looking for a new dog we decided to get one for each of us. We ended up getting litter mates - brother and sister. Today is their second birthday. I may take a can of their food and sculpt it into a small cake for each of them. But considering how that stuff smells, and it great quality (peeee-uuuuu), I'm not sure how long I want to be messing with it.

I'm sure she'll take good care of you. One of my Goldens could sense when my blood sugars were getting low and she would start leaning on me and/or head for the kitchen looking back at me all the way. She was a special one.

Keep us posted on the progress,
Chutz

Awww...she sounds like a sweetie. I love how pets always seem to have their own little "personalities." Enjoy your new little goldie. Pets are good company.