On Golden Retrievers
Over the past 30 or so years we have
had four Golden Retrievers – alex, Buffy,
Mooch and Charlie. Each was a personali-
ty unto himself. Each was different, often
Charlie
dramatically so, more than one would
was, sim-
ply, The Best. He
think.
knew he had a new lease (new
Mooch
Golden Retrievers always have a sunny disposition, always
leash?) on life and lived it to the fullest. Street smart, an
friendly with a wagging tail. They cannot please you enough.
opportunist – no food on the kitchen counter was safe – but
Non-judgmental. They are great with kids. If a burglar
you could not get mad at him, and as friendly and pleasant
showed up a Golden would give him keys to the safe.
as could be. He greeted everyone with the same smile and
We got Alex shortly after Sonia and I
dangerously wagging tail. A lovely guy.
married in 1979. He was King
Out of nowhere almost three years after Mooch was stolen,
of the Roost until June
we again were in Mexico, and again got a phone call about
1981 when the twins
Mooch. Only this was the one we’d been waiting for –
arrived and dethroned
Mooch had been found wandering late at night 50 miles
him. But he took it in
from where we live in LA, was picked up (no collar) and
good stead – kind of --
taken the next day to a vet who scanned him and then
after a period of transition.
phoned us with the good news.
We enjoyed our long walks
Mooch was back, and after a little territorial disagreement,
together every day. But,
he and Charlie became best friends and always played and
alex
somehow in 1987 he got a
clowned around together. Truly Best Friends Forever.
foxtail in his ear and it worked its way into his brain
and he passed away from the infection, far too
We had Charlie for four years until
young. All four of us were devastated.
March 2008 when he was
unfortunately run
It took us two years to recover from Alex’s loss,
over and killed
but we healed and got Buffy – yes, the kids
on a busy high-
named him after his light color – and he was the gentlest,
way. Devastating …
sweetest, nicest guy, friend to all, always with a smile and a
the worst. Like
happy tail, always glad to see you. He was with us all the
losing a member
years the kids grew up. Buffy lived to 14 and became infirm
of the family.
Charlie
and we had to put him down. We all cried taking him to
Tom, Buffy’s long-time vet. Tom cried. A sad day.
Mooch knows he
has lost his best friend.
Another year passed and we healed and got Mooch.
He’s been depressed. When we go
Another sweetheart. 18 months later we were in Mexico and
at night for a run over at the golf course he looks around as
got the call that Mooch was missing; it turns out he had
if to say, “Where’s Charlie?”
been stolen from the yard. We know this because he
had an identity microchip and a tag
I suspect we will recover from Charlie’s sad demise, and
saying so. Every vet is to check
soon there will be a fifth Golden … Mooch needs a new
for a chip. Six months later, no
friend. Life changes, people change, and we all need new
Mooch, so we gave up and
direction in life. A new buddy for Mooch will help us all.
we rescued Charlie, 24 hours
from being put down.
Buffy
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