21-044 Penelope, now called Belle, and 21-045 Athena now called Abbey, are a bonded pair of 1½-year-old purebred Golden sisters. Penelope has a little zipper of fur on her nose, and Athena has a “put food here” spot on her tongue; otherwise the girls look very much alike. In order to keep them straight, a pink harness was put on Athena and a purple one on Penelope. Their owner is in the military and was stationed in Hawaii. She had a pet sitter caring for the dogs in Arizona but the pet sitter was moving. The owner could not make any other arrangements for the pair, so she surrendered them to AGR. They needed our standard vet work-up with all vaccines and tests for heartworm and valley fever. Fortunately, both tests for both girls were negative. We had to wait for over a month to have the girls spayed because Penelope went into heat; Athena had gone into heat shortly before the dogs were surrendered. At the time of spay, both girls also needed umbilical hernias repaired. They were first placed in a home that had an old dog and a cat. The sisters ignored the resident dog but wanted to chase the cat, so that placement didn’t work out well. Now, they are living with an adoptive couple in Goodyear, where they have their new owners and home all to themselves. The adopters wrote:

We were so fortunate to adopt these two sisters at the same time. They are so energetic and funny. We can spend hours just watching them play. We could not be any happier that they came into our lives. Abbey is the (sloppy) kisser; Belle is the hugger. They have so much love to give. After work, they greet us with so much enthusiasm that it really makes our day. They are inseparable. They continually play together, and when we are not with them, they like to sleep next to each other. They recently went through an obedience program for their leash manners, and they aced it! They are such wonderful girls, and everyone who meets them loves them. They make a great addition to our family.