Sandy!!!

We have a new addition to our family since the last time I blogged...which was a month ago...good grief...I'm way behind. So let me tell you about Sandy. She's an eight year old Golden Retriever who is gentle, sweet, happy....and rather chubby. We got her from Rescue A Golden of AZ. She was given up by her owner because they couldn't care for her due to age and health reasons. Apparently they hadn't been caring for her for some time now. Anyhow...after submitting an application and having the Rescue do a home visit, we were approved for adoption. Then on Saturday Jan 10th we got a call about Sandy. They brought her over on Sunday. She tried jumping out of the small SUV that they brought her in and fell on her face. Fat dogs can't jump. I immediately started brushing her out and got mountains of hair out of her. She was all matted, had two-inch long toenails and was really dirty.


We took a walk around the block that evening and I worried that she wouldn't make it home. I never noticed it before but apparently the last half of the block is all uphill. She did make it home and layed down the rest of the evening and all night long. Monday morning i didnt' think she was going to be able to stand up...once she finally got up she limped on all four legs to the door and outside...after a bit of moving about she loosened up and began moving a bit easier. SHe went to the groomer the next Tuesday and looks so much better now.


Today she's feeling happy and perky and really looks forward to her walks. I took her to the vet the first week to have her checked out...she tipped the scale at 124.6 pounds. The vet said she should weigh 80 lbs. Yikes...we have our work cut out for us. I'm anxious for her to lose some weight because I can already see a playful happy beautiful dog under all that weight.

This was taken the first day I got her while I was trying to get her brushed out. The bag in the background is packed full of hair.

Same Day...couldn't get standing picture cuz she won't stand long enough for me to get the camera ready to snap.



Jan 24, 2009 Update....I took her today to have her weighed and she's lost 3 pounds. I know it's not much. But it's progress. Yay!!!


Oh ya.....I think I see a waistline in there.