Nala, now Chloe. The family who surrendered Nala told us their daughter had developed allergies to the dog. Nala had not had much veterinary care, so she had the “standard everything” at one of our partner veterinarians. She tested positive for valley fever, which is not surprising since she had mostly been kept outside. We started her on fluconazole right away. When the transporters pulled up to the home, they were met outside by the adopters and their resident dog, Carter. It was love at first sight for all! The dogs acted like they had known each other all their lives and were just having a blast playing with each other. Nala was not spayed, and about a week after she came into Rescue, she went into heat at their house, we cautioned them to always take her out on leash and not to go out of their back yard until her heat cycle was finished. Unneutered males can smell a female in heat at least a mile away! They kept her safe, found out that she likes to fetch tennis balls but not necessarily give them up, and likes to get her feet wet in kiddie pools. She was spayed in May. They adopted this beautiful 2-year-old girl and  sent us Nala’s success story:

Back in January, we had to put down our 12-year-old Yellow Lab (Cooper) with heavy hearts; and our 10-year-old Golden Retriever (Carter) was lost without his big brother. On March 16th, Arizona Golden Rescue (AGR) brought Nala (now Chloe) into our lives. The moment we laid eyes on her, we knew she was a keeper. Chloe is such a sweetie, and has fit right into our family. She is so smart and has already learned her place, not only with us but also with our older Golden. She looks up to him as her big brother now. We love her so much! Thanks to all of you at AGR for making this possible! We are all very happy that Chloe has become part of our family! We are glad, too, that all has worked out so well!