Charlie (Abe 11-391)

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I am so excited to introduce you all to Abe!! He is one HUGE dog, he comes weighing in at 114 lbs. This is not terribly overweight. He could stand to lose maybe 10 lbs. but that still keeps him over 100 lbs.! He looks ALL Golden and gives the Golden nudge , but if you look closely at his face you will see around his eyes and cheeks he has really long hairs and whiskers, he also has this long hair between his toes. His temp foster thought that maybe a little Irish Wolfhound and that sure fits the bill and this would explain why he is so big! But other than the long hairs he looks nothing like an Irish wolfhound and all Golden, so who knows.

He is the sweetest boy, we are guessing his age to be between 3-6 so not exactly sure on this, so we are calling him 4.5! He is fully housetrained and did come from a loving home - you can tell because he is very sociable, friendly, easy going guy and does sit, stay, lay down! But on the other hand they left him abandoned in a foreclosed home!! We are working on fetching and so far does fine with free roam! He does get along with other dogs and cats but it's possible he gets a little snarly at dogs when he is eating if they come too close, I have not experienced this yet. He loves to ride in the car. Loves kids. He is very mellow in the house and does respect baby gates, even though he could walk right over them (LOL)! He walks well on leash, loves to eat snow. He makes this funny grunting sound while he sleeps. Does not seem to know his name, so not sure if this is his real name or got it at the shelter he was in. So if you are looking for a big, lovable, slow moving, mellow guy, he is the one for you!!

I want to thank Jen and Barry for taking good care of Abe until he could get to me!


 

At a Glance #11-391

Golden Retriever Born: May 2007
Male 80 lbs

Status: Deceased

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I am so excited to introduce you all to Abe!! He is one HUGE dog, he comes weighing in at 114 lbs. This is not terribly overweight. He could stand to lose maybe 10 lbs. but that still keeps him over 100 lbs.! He looks ALL Golden and gives the Golden nudge , but if you look closely at his face you will see around his eyes and cheeks he has really long hairs and whiskers, he also has this long hair between his toes. His temp foster thought that maybe a little Irish Wolfhound and that sure fits the bill and this would explain why he is so big! But other than the long hairs he looks nothing like an Irish wolfhound and all Golden, so who knows.

He is the sweetest boy, we are guessing his age to be between 3-6 so not exactly sure on this, so we are calling him 4.5! He is fully housetrained and did come from a loving home - you can tell because he is very sociable, friendly, easy going guy and does sit, stay, lay down! But on the other hand they left him abandoned in a foreclosed home!! We are working on fetching and so far does fine with free roam! He does get along with other dogs and cats but it's possible he gets a little snarly at dogs when he is eating if they come too close, I have not experienced this yet. He loves to ride in the car. Loves kids. He is very mellow in the house and does respect baby gates, even though he could walk right over them (LOL)! He walks well on leash, loves to eat snow. He makes this funny grunting sound while he sleeps. Does not seem to know his name, so not sure if this is his real name or got it at the shelter he was in. So if you are looking for a big, lovable, slow moving, mellow guy, he is the one for you!!

I want to thank Jen and Barry for taking good care of Abe until he could get to me!


 

Updates

Friday, December 2, 2011

So Abe who we call Big Timber which fits him perfectly at 114lbs is doing great. He is a fabulous dog, very mellow even though he is so big! He is very gentle also, the only time you know he is a Big dog is when you are walking along and he decides to stop to smell or something. It is pretty hard to nudge a 114 lb. dog, but he walks very well on leash. His recall is not great but we are working on that! He is just an all around great dog, he has had free roam from day one and no problems what so ever. He gets very excited when you ask him if he wants to go outside or go for a walk, he sometimes even answers with a bark, that is about the only time we hear him bark!

He is going in for possible x-rays next week if he still shows signs of pain in his hips, so time will tell on that. He has a family coming to visit also. We will be letting you how that goes of course! So for now enjoy the pictures of this big, beautiful, boy!