Buddy 12-182 [1]

May 17, 2012

My eye sight is going, I need to lose weight, my hips sway when I walk, doing stairs is tricky... man it's tough getting old. Oh wait, I am supposed to be talking about Buddy the 10 year old senior Golden, not myself.

Ten year old Buddy joined our household last Friday. He is a purebred GR, now UTD, and approximately 110 pounds of sheer love. He has the typical senior white face, lots and lots of beautiful fur streaked with gray, and although 30 pounds overweight is in really good health for a senior dog.. Buddy was an outdoor dog used to being on a tie up, although he did sleep indoors. He has adjusted to indoor life with very little effort. He is allowed to free roam when I am gone and he is completely house broken. He sleeps in the kitchen at night, I have tried to bring him into my room, or let him free roam, but he is very restless. . . when confined in the kitchen he settles right down and I don't hear a peep all night. He understands sit and come, and loves to chase my stuffed Frisbee. He absolutely can't wait for our daily walks and after just one day, I let him walk on his own with a trailing leash on, (just in case). We go over to RDs favorite dog field and they run, and smell, and run and smell and then Buddy walks and smells, and walks and smells... He does need a little work to get back into shape, but appears more than willing to put in the effort. A good inspiration for FM, I must say!

His vet check went very well, he was a trooper and put up with all the poking and prodding and all his labs came back showing a healthy dog. He does have typical Golden ears, so they are being treated, and we are going to put him on some thyroid meds to help with his weight loss. He also has the start of cataracts in both eyes, but nothing to be concerned about at this point. He is getting groomed on Friday, and I am going to get him a very short summer cut, his coat is so thick and he is already warm in it.

I have to confess, I fell in love with this boy the moment I laid eyes on him. He is a sweet, sweet boy. I think he would fit well in just about any type of household, he just wants love and attention. Note: I have a new kitten in my household and we are having to keep him separated. He is so interested in her, he just can't help himself. He is not threatening, just very curious, and his sheer size is a little too much for baby kitty. I think a cat used to bossing dogs around would do just fine.