15-029 Butch and his brother, 15-031 Sundance, were on the lam (thus their names) and then taken in as strays by a kind person who kept them and tried hard to find their owners but was unsuccessful. After the requisite seven-day stray period, he turned them over to us. They are both good looking, friendly red dogs. Butch was the younger of the two dogs, about 2, and it is possible he is the son of Sundance. Butch had not been neutered, so that was the first order of the day for him along with the usual tests and vaccinations. Unfortunately, he and Sundance both tested positive for valley fever, but since their titers were not way out of whack the vet suggested monitoring with a recheck in 3 months. At one point with his foster family Sundance was really favoring his rear end area, and a vet determined he had just been wagging his tail too hard and hitting it on something causing some minor damage! That’s how much Sundance loved being rescued! But it did take a bit for him to heal. It was quite obvious how bonded the boys were to each other, so we were careful to only look at applicants who wanted to adopt a pair. After a while in foster care, an adoptive couple took the boys home to the life they deserve. Butch now has a new name, Barkley, and Sundance is now Charles. Guess who’s a basketball fan! The adopter updated us: 

We rescued two beautiful Goldens, Sundance and Butch - now known as Charles and Barkley. They are beautiful inside and out! They bring joy to our family every day. They have settled in with our routine and family, which includes two older dogs, a cockatoo and Lily the potbellied pig. They love play time and especially swimming! Our son and the boys are best buddies! I’d like to thank AGR for making this adoption possible.