Doc is a very handsome 1-year-old who was surrendered because the owner had no time to train him and he was “very high energy”. Gee, no surprise – he is still a puppy Golden, albeit a full-grown one! The owner described him as great with people and kids, absolutely nuts for his toys and very high energy. He had not been neutered, and he had an eye problem which would require surgery to correct. A very active adoptive family were ready to take on a youngster, so off he went to his new home. They sent us this report:

Doc has been such a great addition to our family. We have four boys and two other dogs, Cali, our 4-year-old English Cream Golden, and Princess, our 10-year-old Malti-Poo. Doc was so timid that when he came to us he wouldn’t get out of the van when AGR brought him. He had to be carried out and he plopped to the ground and lay there. Each day since then has been equivalent to a week’s worth of progress. Daily he improves and comes more out of his shell. He enjoys going to our Physical Therapy Clinic to meet patients and has learned to swim in our pool. He loves it! He is so sweet and affectionate. We have a trainer working with him, and each session he passes with flying colors! My goal is to have Doc become a therapy dog to visit kids at the children’s hospital or go to senior care homes. Doc had eye surgery recently to repair some issues he had, but is healing great! The end of June 2016 we took him and Cali to San Diego for a few weeks. He visited Dog Beach and enjoyed the nice ocean breezes. Doc has been such a great addition to our family and everyone loves him! We are so grateful to AGR for placing Doc with us. We look forward to a long happy life with him!