24-023 Maple  is an energetic 1-1⁄2-year-old Golden Retriever. The family had  Maple  since she was 2 months old and recently moved from a house with a large backyard to a second-floor apartment. The wife was recently diagnosed with postpartum depression, overwhelmed and realized an apartment was no place to raise a young active dog.  Maple  came into Rescue just after going into heat and was boarded at one of our partner veterinarians   for two weeks. Playful and fun-loving  Maple  found her new forever home in Phoenix with an adoptive couple and their resident 7-year-old Golden Retriever,  Sadie . For  Maple  and  Sadie , it was love at first sight, and they have become best of friends! Since her new home is closer to a different partner veterinarian,  Maple , now called  Mazie , received the rest of her vetting there, which included vaccinations, bloodwork and spaying. The adopter shared their story: 

I had reached out to  AGR  to share the heartbreaking news that our senior rescue,  Hope , had passed away and that our 6-year-old  AGR  rescue,  Sa- die , was lost without her partner. No sooner did I say those words than we were told that  AGR  was going to be taking in a 17-month-old female Golden. Would we want  Sadie  to meet her? We ran over as soon as we could for a meet-and-greet and the two started playing as if they had always played together –  Sadie  and  Mazie  have not stopped playing together ever since!  Mazie  has such a cute disposition . . . she is a hugger! We haven't had a dog that wants to hug you, but  Mazie  sure does! She starts each day eagerly, ready for her morning walks – which in this heat is before the sun rises – even on the weekends. She is so excited that it makes it more fun to get up and go.  Mazie  LOVES all toys.... we find lots of mur der scenes where she unstuffs the toys, but she still loves them un -  stuffed. She loves to chase moths, grasshoppers, dragonflies and butterflies all over the yard, or any chance she gets. She forgets she can't fly, but it sure is fun watching her jump up and flip around try ing! Most of all she loves to play and run around with  Sadie . That is what makes us the happiest of all . . . seeing them run and jump  and play. They play in my office while I am working, and it is such joy to have that energy in the office. At the end of the day,  Mazie  can't snuggle close enough to  Sadie . We are so happy to have her silly personality in our lives, and so glad she has become a great companion for  Sadie . Thanks, again, to  AGR  for the joy of  Mazie ! ( Sadie  says thank you too!)