2/18/07: Teddy is a 2 year old purebred Golden Retriever. He is a very big boy, weighing 123 pounds. He definitely needs to lose some weight, but even then he is still going to be one big guy. He is very tall and big boned so he carries this weight well. I have never seen a Golden this big.
Teddy is an owner surrender due to not enough time and the family moved into a smaller house. Teddy got here yesterday and is settling in well. He met my resident dog and my other new foster dog, Lucy 07-050 and all went well. He had never been around a cat, but so far all he does is sniff and walk away, which is great. Teddy is just a gentle giant of a dog. He loves his stuffed toys. In fact, he usually grabs not only one or two, but sometimes three at a time to carry around. He loves to fetch a ball and play out in the snow. Teddy has been wrestling and playing with our resident dog. Both our dog and Lucy have walked right under Teddy, he is that big.
Teddy seems to know some basic commands such as sit and down. He does pull hard when walking so we will have to work on that. With his size it will be important to get that under control. Teddy would benefit from a basic obedience class just to solidify what he knows now and also to increase his basic education. He hasn't counter surfed but can also reach the counter without much effort because he is so tall. He has behaved very well in the house. Teddy is house-trained and up to date on vaccinations. We will be taking a fecal in to get checked this week and of course getting him micro-chipped.
Teddy is a beautiful, well behaved young boy. He does have a gorgeous tail which somehow escaped being in all the photos. We will update more when we get to know Teddy better.
