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I know puppies are cute but if your thinking about getting one make sure you are prepared for all the work.  Now don’t get me wrong, the rewards in the long run are great because your relationship with them will last a lifetime. A forever friend.  However, make sure that you have enough time to spend with them and nurture them so that they can grow up to be loving and caring companions.

I have three Golden Retrievers, the first is Napoleon Vincent, Age 9, from the first day we took him home he always had an issue.  Napoleon was diagnosed with Horner’s Syndrome at the early age of 4 months.  He would have seizures from time-to-time where he would just shake all over and stand still.  We noticed after two days of having him that his tail had been broken in transit to the puppy store.  Napoleon has had continuous ear infections his whole life, he suffers from major allergies and is constantly breaking out all over his face and chin.

He is  a good dog, he is obedient and follows direction most of the time.  As an adult dog Napoleon just had to have $500.00 hematoma ear surgery and continues to suffer from skin allergies that has created a lot of yeast in his body.  Napoleon is now a little hard of hearing, sleeps a lot, but all around a good loving boy.  Napoleon has never really bonded with any one person, although he’s sweet, he does not like to be hugged or cuddled to long.

Then came, my Sweet Charlee-Bear, named after my daughter Gianna-Marie.  She insisted he have the same type of name with a hyphen in the middle.  Charlee-Bear is a 80 pound, long haired beautiful Golden Retriever.  His hair is so think and soft and long that he looks like a big burly bear.  Little did I know that this dog was going to be the center of my world.  Charlee-Bear has always been the best puppy, my Mom use to laugh at me because I walked around telling everyone how we never needed to crate him and how he never ate my furniture.  Charlee-Bear is a one-of-a-kind dog and very different.  He does not eat or beg for treats or food like the others and he seems to have a certain knowledge about what is going on.  Charlee-Bear has definitely chosen me to bond with which I have embraced.  He does not go out of the house unless I tell him its ok.

He is absolutely the sweetest most calm dog I have ever met in my life, EVER!  When you come to our house he will never jump on you, he has always stayed low to the ground and allows you to say hello.  When we have big parties Charlee-Bear just sits down when someone is saying hello and lets them pet him as long as they want.  Mornings are the best, when he knows I am up he jumps up on the bed next to me and gives the best hugs for as long as time will allow us.  He is the very best snuggler.  He does not like to be locked out of the room where I am, he will sit and cry.  I have never seen a dog that just loved to give love.  Charlee-Bear stands next to you and patiently waits until you are hands free to say hello.  He comes over to you when you are on the computer just to put his head on your lap and let you know he is here and he cares. Charlee-Bear is just so handsome and even beautiful, inside and out.  I love you Boy!

Our third little addition, F. Sinatra (Sinatra) for short.  He is our first white Golden Retriever.  The neatest thing about Sinatra is that we got to watch him grow from the day he was born.  The wonderful breeder and my friend Jim had the pups on live stream video so we could watch them grow.  Sinatra was born to Jim’s beautiful female dog, Sizzle.  We drove all the way up to Orlando to meet with another couple who drove to Tallahassee to pick up the pups.  Sinatra is a very calm, sweet puppy, comes right up to you and just stays still so you can pet him.

Sinatra is very very smart and is easy to train puppy at just 11 weeks Sinatra learned the “wait” command where we were able to throw a treat right at his feet and he would wait until we said ok to get it.  He is very intuitive to your commands, he sits, stays, goes down, knows halt and heel when walking.  One bad habit is that Sinatra likes to eat underwear around the house, even digging deep into the laundry baskets to get them.  Unfortunately, he had to be rushed to the Emergency Animal Hospital last Thursday for immediate surgery to remove a pair.  Sinatra swallowed a pair of underwear that passed through his stomach into his intestine.  Needless to say, $3,000 later, he is home, safe and resting.  Our playful pup although recovering is trying to play like a puppy and restricting him is the hard part.  This is going to be a very interesting venture watching him grow.