Sully 03-085

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Sully has been here a few days and this is what we see. He is a taller boy with long legs and he weighs about 74 pounds. He is a pretty red color and has a very sweet disposition. Sully is a pure-bred golden and he is about 1.5 years old.

Sully was given up by a very loving family that did not have enough time to give him the attention they felt he deserved. He has been well taken care of and his family sent along his crate, pillow, blanket, his toys and his food bowl. They want this transition to be as easy for him as possible.

Sully met my 6 year old Golden Riley like he'd known him all his life and they started to play and then Riley remembered that he needs to be in charge and decided he couldn't play. Even though Riley has decided to be stuck up and won't play, Sully doesn't seem to mind and has let Riley have his space. Sully knows his doggie manners. So Sully would do fine in a home with other dogs.

Sully does good with my two children ages 5 and 8. He has never lived with older children only babies. He sometimes does not know his size and has walked right into my 5 year old like he is not even there. So I feel he would do best in a home without toddlers but children over 5 would be fine. My 5 year old is used to the dogs so it did not scare him but it may scare some smaller children.

We all went for a walk yesterday and Sully was not thrilled with the gentle leader but once he got used to it did great. He was very nice to walk with. We met a puppy on the way (4 month old beagle) and he met her very gently and did not overwhelm her. It was very cute!

Sully has never met a cat so we don't know how he would be with them.

Sully loves tennis balls and has been carrying them around since he got here. (At this house we buy them in bulk :) ) He loves to retrieve and in the evening he keeps bringing us balls or toys to throw for him.

Sully has never had formal obedience training but is very well behaved. Has calmed down as he has been here longer, and I feel he will make someone a wonderful family pet! We go to the vet soon, he appears healthy but we will know more after that!

At a Glance #03-085

Breed not specified Born: June 2001
Male Weight not specified

Status: Deceased

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Sully has been here a few days and this is what we see. He is a taller boy with long legs and he weighs about 74 pounds. He is a pretty red color and has a very sweet disposition. Sully is a pure-bred golden and he is about 1.5 years old.

Sully was given up by a very loving family that did not have enough time to give him the attention they felt he deserved. He has been well taken care of and his family sent along his crate, pillow, blanket, his toys and his food bowl. They want this transition to be as easy for him as possible.

Sully met my 6 year old Golden Riley like he'd known him all his life and they started to play and then Riley remembered that he needs to be in charge and decided he couldn't play. Even though Riley has decided to be stuck up and won't play, Sully doesn't seem to mind and has let Riley have his space. Sully knows his doggie manners. So Sully would do fine in a home with other dogs.

Sully does good with my two children ages 5 and 8. He has never lived with older children only babies. He sometimes does not know his size and has walked right into my 5 year old like he is not even there. So I feel he would do best in a home without toddlers but children over 5 would be fine. My 5 year old is used to the dogs so it did not scare him but it may scare some smaller children.

We all went for a walk yesterday and Sully was not thrilled with the gentle leader but once he got used to it did great. He was very nice to walk with. We met a puppy on the way (4 month old beagle) and he met her very gently and did not overwhelm her. It was very cute!

Sully has never met a cat so we don't know how he would be with them.

Sully loves tennis balls and has been carrying them around since he got here. (At this house we buy them in bulk :) ) He loves to retrieve and in the evening he keeps bringing us balls or toys to throw for him.

Sully has never had formal obedience training but is very well behaved. Has calmed down as he has been here longer, and I feel he will make someone a wonderful family pet! We go to the vet soon, he appears healthy but we will know more after that!

Updates

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

 

We adopted Sully in April of 2003. We were newly married and had decided to get a fur baby. I had been watching the RAGOM website for over a year and then when we decided it was the right time, Sully’s info came up and sounded perfect. However, there wasn’t a picture yet and I said to my husband what if we don’t like what he looks like? and he asked if I had ever seen a Golden Retriever that wasn’t cute? Good point. It was a perfect match!

On December 17, 2014, Sully crossed over the Rainbow Bridge at the age of 13. It was the hardest decision we have ever had to make. He had been diagnosed with cancer the month before, so we knew the end was near, but it came so very quickly. Sully was the best dog we could ask for. He was sweet, loving and loyal. After several years of being a family of 3, we eventually had 2 kids that also loved him dearly as he did with them too. Sully was very tolerant of them when they were babies and toddlers.

One of Sully’s favorite things was going to the cabin and running in the lake. He didn’t like to swim, but he liked to wade in a bit and cool off. He also loved to destroy stuffed squeaky toys, I couldn’t tell you how many times we spent $10+ on a toy and he would destroy within 5 minutes- so worth it though. Sully loved being around his people and followed us wherever we went. We will miss him so much and as my 7 year old son said “he will always be in our hearts”. Thank you Sully for being a part of our family, we will miss you! We love you!

Angie, Jeff, Cameron and Morgan F