22-056 Sky , at 4 months of age, is one of two puppies surrendered to us by a CA breeder. An adoptive couple in Sun City West had adopted  22-017 Abbey  a few months ago and decided 6-year-old  Abbey  needed a playmate. When they found out about the dogs coming from CA, they made it known they wanted a puppy. It had been over 40 years  since they had raised a dog from puppyhood, so they were given lots of puppy-raising and puppy-training advice from the AGR President, who has raised many. Of course since she is a young puppy,  Sky  needed all her vaccines and will be spayed at  AGR’s  expense when she is about a year old. The first night Sky was at the adopter's home, she became a little nervous when a thunderstorm passed by. She kept barking in the crate, so they took her to bed with them and  Abbey . At first,  Abbey  wasn’t at all sure she wanted a buddy and had her nose a little out of joint due to having to share attention from the humans. But she has gotten over this now. The adopter said: 

We welcomed  Sky  (formerly  Mindy , formerly  Mandy , formerly  Sky ) a few months ago. We thought the name  Mandy  was a bet ter fit, but that sounded too much like  Abbey . We then changed  Mandy  to  Mindy , which rhymes with her breeder-home sister’s name,  Windy . With much thought, given that her pedigree name is  Sky , we came back to that, so  Sky  it is.  Sky  completed her live-in status and is now a genuine “pup in residence”. We love to watch her “puppy trot” through the house. She loves to play tug-of-war with her sister,  Abbey . Sometimes that can  become a pinning wrestling match in the  backyard courtyard. We love that she can be  so cheerfully rambunctious, and then stop  in her tracks for a cuddly hug. She loves  to cuddle with both of us, likewise  Abbey ,  which causes some jealousy with both dogs.  She is quickly learning the house rules. Her  leash training walks will be her next adven ture, plus working on her jumping instinct.  Calm and quiet like a typical Golden Re triever – not exactly. She’s just a puppy, we  remind each other. We are so thankful to  AGR  that we became  Sky’s  forever home. She’s so precious, and we love them both.