24-014 Buddy/Gorgeous George/Bear is a male Golden Retriever estimated to be about 7 years old. He was found as a stray at a General Store in Waddell. The finder, who had called him Buddy, kept him the required seven-day stray hold, but the owner did not come forward. During that time, he was scanned for a chip, but none was found. They also posted him on Next Door, PetFinder, Craigslist, and at the store where he was found. The finder described him as sweet, kind and loving attention. He was taken to one of our partner veterinarians where he was vaccinated and tested for valley fever, tick fever and heartworm. He tested positive for tick fever and was put on medication. When he was cleared, he was scheduled for neutering.

After being boarded for a month, Gorgeous George (named by the AGR transporter) was taken to his new forever home with an adoptive couple and their resident 8-year-old Golden mix Cody in Phoenix. Bear had been at his new home for about 10 days when he started to show some difficulty with walking. Bloodwork and X-rays weredone at an ER and showed arthritis in his elbows, with one side being very inflamed. He was placed on pain medication and is now doing fine. The adopters are very happy with Bear and say he is a lovey, cuddly boy, and loves to be petted and held. They commented: 

After our senior rescue Sam died from cancer, we knew we wanted to get another friend for our Cody and were thrilled to hear about Bear. We had no idea how much joy and laughter this goofy sweet boy would bring to our family. He and Cody got along right away and now play together all the time. They love running outside together in the early morning and lounging together when they are tired. Bear came to us well trained, loves to EAT more than anything and would be happy to be loved on 24 hours a day. We are very grateful we were chosen to adopt Bear. He is such a happy boy; we love him so much already, and Cody is very happy to have a buddy that loves to play .