Briar 07-104

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3/24/07: Briar has arrived at foster care and is doing well. There were a lot of tears shed by the surrendering mom. Briar is a well mannered and socially adjusted dog whom the owner loved dearly, but could no longer give him the time that he needs. She has a heavy work schedule and couldn't fit Briar in. There are only so many hours in a day I guess.Briar is a medium sized intact male Golden, 19 months of age and in very good physical condition. He weighs approximately 60 lbs and will go to the vet on Monday for a r071check up and update on his vaccinations. He also has to be neutered. I will know his exact weight then.Briar has only been here for a few hours, but he is adjusting well with our resident dogs. There is the normal posturing by the resident male Golden,but nothing that won't work itself out. Briar just takes it with a grain of salt and keeps right on playing. Took him for a long walk with the other dogs and things went well. He is just a sweet dog that some family with children could love to death. Briar likes everyone. There is no aggression, protecting of toys, or food problems. He loves playing fetch with a tennis ball. I think he would go all day if you let him. The only problem I have seen in this short time is he likes to jump, but we are going to work on that in the next few days. He is housebroken, knows sit and come by voice and hand signals ,and walks well on a lead.I will have more to report after our visit to the vet. Whoever adopts this boy is going to have one swell dog!

 

At a Glance #07-104

Golden Retriever Born: August 2005
Male Weight not specified

Status: Adopted

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3/24/07: Briar has arrived at foster care and is doing well. There were a lot of tears shed by the surrendering mom. Briar is a well mannered and socially adjusted dog whom the owner loved dearly, but could no longer give him the time that he needs. She has a heavy work schedule and couldn't fit Briar in. There are only so many hours in a day I guess.Briar is a medium sized intact male Golden, 19 months of age and in very good physical condition. He weighs approximately 60 lbs and will go to the vet on Monday for a r071check up and update on his vaccinations. He also has to be neutered. I will know his exact weight then.Briar has only been here for a few hours, but he is adjusting well with our resident dogs. There is the normal posturing by the resident male Golden,but nothing that won't work itself out. Briar just takes it with a grain of salt and keeps right on playing. Took him for a long walk with the other dogs and things went well. He is just a sweet dog that some family with children could love to death. Briar likes everyone. There is no aggression, protecting of toys, or food problems. He loves playing fetch with a tennis ball. I think he would go all day if you let him. The only problem I have seen in this short time is he likes to jump, but we are going to work on that in the next few days. He is housebroken, knows sit and come by voice and hand signals ,and walks well on a lead.I will have more to report after our visit to the vet. Whoever adopts this boy is going to have one swell dog!

 

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Tuesday, March 27, 2007

I picked Briar up from his surrendering party Saturday morning in northern Minnesota. He comes from his second home in less than four months. The owner was working long hours and felt that Briar deserved better than being alone so much. Many tears were shed as I took him to a new life. The young lady felt so bad at having to give him up. I now see why after spending the last forty eight hours with him. He is just one super guy. He is well adjusted socially, likes everyone. He is full of get up and go. Knows sit, stay, and come. He even knows some hand signs.With a little obedience work he will be very good, as he is one smart dog.

He is a 60 lb. intact male (soon to be remedied), red in color, shorter curly hair on his back, medium feathering on his legs and butt. He is in excellent shape both physically and mentally.

I took him to the vet today and had him brought up to date on all of his shots. His blood work was all negative (heart worm, etc). He is parasite free (stool check). The only thing left to do is put him on front line in April, HeartGuard in June, and neuter and micro-chip him on the 11th of April. The vet didn't want to do it until after a ten day waiting period because of stress and being so far behind in his shots. She is worried about him having a reaction.

I will be with him 24/7 until he is adopted to his forever family. He gets along well with our resident dogs. There was and still is some posturing from our male Golden, but nothing Briar hasn't handled. He has been walking twice a day with our dogs and gets along fine both on and off the leash. He has been down to the lake and loves the water. Sleeps well at night and has the run of the house. I found him in bed with me this a.m. Other than that he has his own pad (when he can get to it). Right now he is out on the deck taking an evening siesta. He eats like a gentleman, but drinks like a male Golden (water all over the floor). He also likes to hide his favorite toys in the water bucket (likes bobbing for them, I guess).  

I had him down to the lake tonight. The ice is out about fifteen feet and the water is about three feet deep at that point. He had a chew toy in his mouth and dropped it to get a drink. He was a little confused at first as he has never been in the water before. He started to paw around the bottom with his front feet and located the toy. He then dove under pick it up and off he went shaking and throwing in the air. Not bad for a guy that has never been in water before. I know duck dogs that wouldn't do that.

I think Briar would fit well with a family that is active, likes the outdoors, has children, lives on or close to water, and most importantly, will not leave him alone for long periods of time. He just needs to be with a family that has the time for him. He has a lot of love and affection to give. This boy is going to go fast as once a family meets him--they won't be able to resist his charm.