New Family Members
We lost our beloved Erkenbrand very unexpectedly in January. Now we've welcomed two lovely new family members from the good folks at Golden Retriever Rescue of Southern Nevada.
Amroth is a 6 year old, well-trained, well-loved and lovable male. His only challenge is that he weighed in at about 114 when he came in to rescue and the vet says we should be shooting for about 85 pounds. We're getting there with long walks, tennis balls and a diet. His is not a sob story, except that he came into rescue because his family grew old and feeble and went into care, where they couldn't take him. They loved him enough to find him a new, active family.
Belle (short for Belladonna Took) is another story. She's only 14 mos. old and nearly died of peritonitis and starvation caused by ingested baby toys. After 3 weeks in a hospital, we're up to "she might survive." At 45 pounds, she needs to gain all the weight that Amroth needs to lose. I wish we could just transfer it while they're sleeping next to each other. GRRSN.org is paying her medical bills and prescription food costs.
Amroth is a 6 year old, well-trained, well-loved and lovable male. His only challenge is that he weighed in at about 114 when he came in to rescue and the vet says we should be shooting for about 85 pounds. We're getting there with long walks, tennis balls and a diet. His is not a sob story, except that he came into rescue because his family grew old and feeble and went into care, where they couldn't take him. They loved him enough to find him a new, active family.
Belle (short for Belladonna Took) is another story. She's only 14 mos. old and nearly died of peritonitis and starvation caused by ingested baby toys. After 3 weeks in a hospital, we're up to "she might survive." At 45 pounds, she needs to gain all the weight that Amroth needs to lose. I wish we could just transfer it while they're sleeping next to each other. GRRSN.org is paying her medical bills and prescription food costs.
