gillbear Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I have been contacted by someone wanting to rehome a "spritely" 15yo female Golden Retriever. I am waiting for a photo and more details. Anyone have room for a golden Oldie? Owners are said to be moving overseas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Her Majesty Dogmad Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Robyn - contact Wendy or Trish at Golden Retriever Rescue - they are amazing - just Google but if you can't find it pls let me know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katdogs Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 www.grr.org.au [email protected] Wendy and Trish are brilliant. How sad though, leaving a 15yo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillbear Posted February 13, 2013 Author Share Posted February 13, 2013 He has contacted GRR and is taking Annie to the vets tomorrow so that he has uptodate health info. This is the gorgeous Annie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Oh, she's just so beautiful! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harley Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Annie is beautiful, I hope she finds a lovely home for the rest of her days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 I can't take Annie, but I'll have the rug :D :D Annie is beautiful and I am sure GRR will find her the best home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheridan Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 www.grr.org.au [email protected] Wendy and Trish are brilliant. How sad though, leaving a 15yo I think it's appalling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Annie is beautiful. A true Golden Oldie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchnauzerMax Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 www.grr.org.au [email protected] Wendy and Trish are brilliant. How sad though, leaving a 15yo I think it's appalling. me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosetta Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 What a beautiful girl! How hard is it to find a home for such an oldie? Perhaps the owners did not think she would survive such an upheaval. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowanbree Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 I am very glad she isn't anywhere near me as I love the oldies and she looks a gem. In all fairness the owners at her age overseas travel would be extremely hard on her if she even passes the health checks necessary to fly. She looks very well cared for and I am sure this is extremely difficult for her owners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katdogs Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 I'm giving the owners the benefit of the doubt and thinking there must be a truly awful family tragedy or similar to make them leave poor Annie. At her age. Though if I had an ancient lovely and really had to leave her behind, I think I'd give her a big block of chocolate and a BBQ chicken before a visit to or from the favourite vet. But at least with GRR she will be cared for while a future, however long or short, is assessed with love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 So much depends on the circumstances. There's an 18 year old p/b tibbie girl in Sydney, loved pet of retired lady for many years. Vet hospital has looked after her whenever the lady's had to be hospitalised. Staff love this little dog & she loves them. Finally the lady's gone into a nursing home. Vet staff happy to care for the tibbie indefinitely. A staff member takes her to visit the lady in the nursing home which is nearby. The little dog doesn't show her 18 yrs & is quite healthy. She's the star 'practice dog'. Annie deserves to be loved in her golden years, too. Fingers crossed for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katdogs Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 So much depends on the circumstances. There's an 18 year old p/b tibbie girl in Sydney, loved pet of retired lady for many years. Vet hospital has looked after her whenever the lady's had to be hospitalised. Staff love this little dog & she loves them. Finally the lady's gone into a nursing home. Vet staff happy to care for the tibbie indefinitely. A staff member takes her to visit the lady in the nursing home which is nearby. The little dog doesn't show her 18 yrs & is quite healthy. She's the star 'practice dog'. Annie deserves to be loved in her golden years, too. Fingers crossed for her. What a nice outcome for princess Tibbie and her owner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I'm giving the owners the benefit of the doubt and thinking there must be a truly awful family tragedy or similar to make them leave poor Annie. At her age. Though if I had an ancient lovely and really had to leave her behind, I think I'd give her a big block of chocolate and a BBQ chicken before a visit to or from the favourite vet. I agree I used to petsit a 14 year old Mal! His owners got transferred to Darwin. They rung me in tears asking what did i think they should do, of course i couldnt answer. They got back to me saying they were going to have him PTS. He was old and there was no way he would cope with the trip and the heat. He passed away the morning they were going to have him PTS. They were relieved they didnt have to go through with it, but i told them that had they done it, i 100% believed that they were doing the right thing. cant wait till im rich, my dream is to take in the oldies like this to live out their last few months/years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poochmad Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 She looks beautiful. I wish we could take her, but hubby says two dogs is enough. I hope she gets somewhere soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 (edited) There's an 18 year old p/b tibbie girl in Sydney, loved pet of retired lady for many years. Finally the lady's gone into a nursing home. Vet staff happy to care for the tibbie indefinitely. A staff member takes her to visit the lady in the nursing home which is nearby. What a nice outcome for princess Tibbie and her owner! But I agree with you, that not all circumstances come together so well for the golden oldies. And sometimes there's not anything left but a hard decision. This Tibbie girl is called Charlie (after the perfume). Only yesterday I got a letter from her elderly owner .... so hard to read the writing because her motor skills have deteriorated. But it's all about how much she loves Charlie & how happy she is to see her happy. By coincidence, the lady owned Golden Retrievers as pets before she had Tibbies. And she would've been the kind of person who'd have shown interest in adopting Annie. A pic of Charlie: Edited February 14, 2013 by mita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosetta Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 There's an 18 year old p/b tibbie girl in Sydney, loved pet of retired lady for many years. Finally the lady's gone into a nursing home. Vet staff happy to care for the tibbie indefinitely. A staff member takes her to visit the lady in the nursing home which is nearby. What a nice outcome for princess Tibbie and her owner! But I agree with you, that not all circumstances come together so well for the golden oldies. And sometimes there's not anything left but a hard decision. This Tibbie girl is called Charlie (after the perfume). Only yesterday I got a letter from her elderly owner .... so hard to read the writing because her motor skills have deteriorated. But it's all about how much she loves Charlie & how happy she is to see her happy. By coincidence, the lady owned Golden Retrievers as pets before she had Tibbies. And she would've been the kind of person who'd have shown interest in adopting Annie. A pic of Charlie: Mita that is a beautiful story. How wonderful for that owner to still be able to see her little dog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Fingers crossed, Rosetta, that Annie's story has a beautiful ending, too. Her coat is still glorious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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