Our Golden Beginnings Rescue Dog – Dundy!

Dundy came from Golden Beginnings in Houston TX

Meet our new family member Dundy. When we lost our Abby I had to tell our son who serving with the Army ove in Iraq by instant messenger. We were all  distraught as it was so unexpected.  Our son recently got out of Iraq as the 4th Infantry based in Fort Hood returned to the states. Tarren gets out of the Army May 1st and did not want to come home to a house without a dog.  He immediately was on-line looking for a dog for us; (isn’t it amazing you can look for a dog from Baghdad). He decided we needed a Golden this time as they have a similar temperament as a Labrador.  We were concerned that if we went with the same breed we would be comparing to Abby.

We ended up getting this guy from the Golden Beginnings Golden Retriever Rescue here in Houston.  He is 10 months old and quite a friendly fellow.  He has a bit of separation anxiety but I expect that will get better as he learns we are not going to leave him.  Dundy is actually his third name.  He came to us with the name Spenser and since he had rabies vaccinations last July our Veterinarian was able to check and he was called Chico back then.  Quite a history for a little guy.  He just didn’t seem like a Spenser.  We have been married 32 years and this is our fourth dog.  We have had Telly, Rusty and Abby so you can see we had a trend going on so Dundy just seemed to fit.

I was amazed at the process that we had to go through to get him.  We had to fill out an application with references.  It

Dundy's homecoming!

took several weeks to get accepted; they even contacted our Veterinarian to check on us. By the time we were accepted there were not any dogs that fit the criteria we wanted.  We had decided we wanted a young male.  This guy appeared the day after we got accepted.  We asked and God answered with this special guy.  We had two weeks to make sure he fit in to our house and then the adoption was final.  It was a process but Golden Beginnings is just ensuring that the dogs go to homes that really want them and will take care of them.  They want it to be a forever home.

He has a sweet temperament but needs to learn some manners; nothing a little obediance training won’t take care of.  I can’t wait for our son go get home so he can help puppy sit.  I had forgot how much energy they have.  Our cats are still not too sure about him but they are getting better every day.  Well actually our male cat Calvin struts around like bring it on.  Dundy is learning to give him a wide space as he has been whacked several times.  Calvin gets tired of being bugged and turns in to Taekwondo kitty. 

Our son and Dundy really hit is off.  We were informed that it is okay for Dundy to get on his bed.  It was so nice to have Dundy here to greet him.  There would have been a void without Abby.

 

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