15-035 Duchess and her son, 15-036 Lucky (a Golden/Border Collie mix),were turned over to Arizona Golden Retriever Connection by their owner who could no longer keep both dogs. Upon meeting the pair, we felt the two were bonded enough to be kept together, so AZGRC kindly relinquished them to us since they could not keep a mix. Duchess was 6 and was believed to be great with dogs and kids. She did need some vet work including spaying and the removal of a few masses, one of which was benign. However, as is often the case with older, unspayed females, a mammary mass was cancerous but a very low grade and, since the vet was able to get good margins, it is felt the cancer would not return. Based on observation in their foster home, we determined that the dogs would be fine to be adopted out individually. An adoptive woman was the lucky winner for Duchess and has renamed her Bella. She has sent us an update: 

My sweet Bella. She is one of the sweetest dogs I have ever met, and I have the honor of having her with me. She follows me everywhere. I mean everywhere! She has made herself right at home. She gets up on the couch and she sleeps with me at night. But, she is not a bed hog, yet. She loves her walks and loves everyone that comes through my front door. She likes me to throw the ball in the back yard, and she especially likes her Kong that my sister bought her. She likes it because I stuff it with dog treats and she sits for hours trying to get those treats out! She really has a heart of gold and she allows me to kiss her (sometimes I go a little overboard but she doesn’t mind). She knows how much I love her.