23-015 Goldie was picked up as a stray by Barb’s Dog Rescue in Mexico. He was thought to be 3-4 years old. When two of our AGR volunteers were coming back to the U .S . from Rocky Point, they stopped at this Rescue to drop off some donations. Barb told them Goldie is friendly and good with other dogs and people. The AGR volunteers would have brought Goldie with them right then, but they did not have room enough in the vehicle. Barb arranged for transport to Gilbert where our AGR transporter met her and then took the dog home. He met her pack without incident. We placed him with an adopter in Surprise. She had recently lost the third Golden she had adopted from us – all were quite senior and did not survive long after intake. One of our partner veterinarians examined Goldie and thought he was in pretty good shape but was more likely 5-7 years old. It’s difficult to determine age on dogs that have been strays. Goldie’s teeth were not good – one tooth was broken and the rest were grungy, so we scheduled a dental, but it had to be postponed because Goldie tested positive for tick fever and needed to be treated with doxycycline for a month. Once at the adopter's home, Goldie’s name was changed to Jasper and he has been treated like royalty. He slept with the adopter the first night he was there and she said:

Best sleep I’ve had in a long time! What a joy to have Jasper in my life. We could all take lessons from him on how to live day to day joyously and with boundless energy. He makes me laugh every day when he does his zoomies and throws his toys around the yard, sometimes hitting himself in the head. He loves his walks but unfortunately this hot weather has curtailed that! But we will soon resume those walks and try to determine who is going to walk whom! He is a very good eater and would probably consume much more but . . . NO. He sleeps with me every night and wakes me up with the sun comes up. Thank you again for the gift of unconditional love!