23-098 Torrey, a spayed purebred Golden, was 3 and 1⁄2 years old when she was surrendered to AGR at an emergency veterinary location. For the second time in her young life, she needed surgery to remove an obstruction in her intestine, and the family could not afford the surgery this time. The vets removed pieces of plastic and hair from several different places in the intestine. Recovery was complicated by an abscess that developed at one incision site. The vets had to remove two feet of intestine, install drains and start her on a special antibiotic (chloramphenicol), which was effective against the infection that had developed but which is hard on the digestive system. One of our members in Sun Lakes fostered Torrey just after the first surgery but had to return her to the ER for the abdominal clean-out and intestinal repair. Torrey stayed as a medical foster with her until she was cleared for adoption, about 6 weeks. Torrey was finally placed with an adoptive couple in Peoria. They had had previous experience with a dog that ate things it shouldn’t so were well versed in the extraordinary measures they needed to take to be sure nothing was in their household that Torrey would be tempted to ingest. The foster mom said their house was pristine. The adopter wrote: 

Torrey was exactly what we didn't realize we needed in our life. We lost our two babies last year at the ages of 15 and 16 and we swore we were not going to have another dog for a long time. We saw a post about Torrey on the Arizona Golden Rescue website and something about her story and needing a special home struck our hearts. From the moment we met Torrey, we knew that she was special and was the perfect fit for our family. Torrey settled in very quickly and has been the center of attention and loves every minute of it. Torrey has a special attachment to her father- pronounced "fauder". Every time she hears his truck pull into the garage, she jumps and spins in the air with excitement. She loves to greet us at the door with her "babies" in her mouth and also loves to hog the bed. She loves all kinds of snacks, but her favorite snack is cucumbers. Thank you for entrusting her care to us! We adore her and are blessed to have her in our family. 

Since her placement, we have received several photos of Torrey in a very relaxed posture on the sofa – upside down with legs spread out. Appears that she is very comfortable in her new home!