Buddy
Update on Buddy: Buddy passed on to Rainbow Bridge in March 2001 very quickly from a
hemangiasarcoma of the heart. He was such a dear,
sweet soul and we hope he is enjoying tennis bones and marrow bones at the
Bridge. We love you, Buddy.
Hi, my name is Buddy and I came to live with
the Kanine Kids from Illinois in the summer of 1998. I am now 13
1/2 years old. My former owners had taken me to the vet to have me put to sleep
because they had purchased new carpet and they said I had an
"accident" on it. Who are they kidding? That was no
"accident"!!! You try not going to the bathroom for twelve hours when
you're my age!!!To my vet's credit, he refused to do
"it" because he said I was very healthy for my age. My owners gave my
vet a piece of paper saying that I was no longer theirs anymore (gee, for one
little mistake?!!)and my vet contacted Golden
Opportunities Rescue in Illinois.
I was placed in foster care with a really nice couple, Mary and Brian Thiele,r until a new permanent
home was found for me!!
I am a very sweet dog, I have epilepsy.
Golden Opportunities placed a message on the Golden@Hobbes
list to try to find me a home. (Nobody seems to want us "old guys"
especially if we have any "problems" Most people were afraid to adopt
me because they were afraid of my epilepsy). My new mom in Arizona already had one adopted boy with
epilepsy, so she said "What's another one?" And off I went to Arizona!!! A Canine
Underground Railroad (CUR) run was established and I began my trip by car
through Illinois, Missouri,
Oklahoma, Texas,
and New Mexico until I finally reached my new
home in Arizona. Yippee!!
Buddy
with his Tennis Ball
I am quite the happy boy now!!! My favorite
thing is to play with my beef bone. In the morning I love to toss it up in the
air and chase it around the floor before I finally "capture" it and
lay down to munch on it. I am a sweet, old man who never does anything wrong.
My only bad habit is that I have become so spoiled that I must sleep by my
dad's side of the bed every night or life just isn't complete!!!
Favorite
Sites
The Kanine
Kids
Rescue a Golden of Arizona
Heartland Golden Retriever Rescue
If you
have any comments on this page, or wish to send Buddy a message, please send it
to
RVinson307@aol.com