9/3/06: This is Ailie (pronounced I-Lee). She is a beautiful, dark red, purebred Golden. She is in great shape and loves to play! We brought her home last evening and she has no problems so far. She is a very sweet girl!
She did great riding in the car. She just laid in the back seat and would get up to check out the window every once in awhile. When we got her home she immediately got along great with our female 2 year old Golden. They had a great time running around in our fenced in back yard. She also loves to play fetch with tennis balls.
Ailie slept through the night on a doggie bed in our room. She is not a crate dog and seems to do just fine with free roam.
Ailie was awesome on our walk this morning. It might have been her first time on a lead, but she did great. It just took a little time to get used to. She really did not pay attention to other dogs or people, but has an eye for squirrels!! We will keep up the work with the lead and the squirrels.
Ailie seems to like to be by people and stays right by your side. She loves being petted and will show her thanks with a bunch of kisses. She does know quite a few commands, but is showing some selective hearing. We will wait and see if that gets better as she gets used to this new environment. Overall she is a wonderful dog!

