"Splash" is coming today

Splash is a two year old, female, Golden Retriever, who was taken in by Foothills Golden Retriever Rescue about a month ago. She was found, tied to a tree, left to die, with no food and no water. She was a very, very sick little lady, and has been in veterinary care for over a month now. I haven't seen a picture of her yet, but she will be coming here tonight, to stay with Helen and me until she is adopted. Our first permanent foster, and I am nervous about it. But they have reassured me that she is a perfect little lady, and will fit right in with my two other "perfect" girls. I do hope so.

I'll keep you posted!! Say a little prayer for her, if you will, that she finds the perfect "forever" home. Keeping her is not an option for me, no matter how precious she is. :)

You must be very anxious about her coming! I am sure your Golden girls will be nice to her and her stay with you will be a great one.

Hope she finds a good home soon!

I don't blame you for being nervous, I would be too. I just know she'll love your family and home and think of it as hers until she can find a forever home!

Best of luck to you Logan! You'll definately be in my thoughts. And I'm sure I speak for everyone that we will want pics. ;) :D

Here's proof that once again Logan is a heroine!!! Thank you for taking that poor girl in. I'll keep her on my prayer list to find a forever home soon!

Heroine? No way......just trying to do my part. But I am extremely excited, and nervous, at the same time! My friend and I will be picking her up around 8 pm tonight, after I attend a meeting at church. Helen is soooooooo jealous that she is at her dad's house right now, but I think Splash will be here for a while until she is tested and worked with. I have my challenge ahead of me because I will be responsible for her training. But I'm ready, and it sounds like she is a real love. Can't wait to see her!! I'll fill you all in tomorrow, on how it goes. Thanks for the good thoughts. I'm sure they will help! :)

WOW what wonderful news! I'm sure if anyone can provide a wonderful foster home, it is you Logan! :D And I know I would love to see pictures!!!!! :D :D

Hope all goes well with the new girl. I'm sure she will be wonderful esp. with such good examples from you and your goldens.

Congratulations and good luck on the fostering. Let us know how it goes!!

It is good to know that poor Splash's life is about to get a whole lot better... lucky for her someone found her and even luckier for her that she gets to stay with you for a little while... I am sure you will do a fine job with her and I am sure she will enjoy her stay with you.... I will surly pray that sweet Splash finds a great forever home soon... :)

I'm waiting, not so patiently, for the outcome of the introductions.

Good luck Logan

A prayer will be going out for Splash. I hope everything goes so well tonight.

Good morning, everyone. We weren't able to get over to the lady's house to pick her up until around 8:25, so there was really no time for me to update you last night. She is adorable, and you would never know that she was on death's doorstep a short month ago. She is energetic, happy, hungry and very much the pleaser, but completely untrained. I'm pulling out my old puppy kindergarden papers today to refresh myself. We'll have fun. I am charged with teaching her "sit", "stay" and "heeling". She is a fast learner, treat driven, and I will enjoy working with such an enthusiastic dog, I'm sure. :D

Splash is definitely not a Golden Retriever, but they are calling her a Lab/Golden mix, as obviously the Golden Retriever Rescue group had quite a large heart to bring her in, just like they did Weston. She looks quite much like a Lab, but probably with a little something else added in. As soon as I have a picture, I will share her with you. She is small, even for a lab. And Angie (I Love Hounds) will appreciate this, if she reads it, Splash seems to have a little "hound dog" in her too, but she is lovely, just about the same color as yesterday's Dog of the Day, the yellow Lab.

Thanks for all your good wishes. Honey and Lilly did a thorough check over of Splash, as did Mimi and Butter. Everyone has been fine, although I have learned that Lilly has just had enough of these energetic dogs. She woke me up at least three times last night with a sharp warning bark to Splash to leave her alone. I will crate Splash in my room tonight. I was just too tired to even put the crate together last night. I'll keep you posted! :)

Logan,

Thank you for the update and for having such a big heart to foster this poor girl. She sounds like a sweetie and I look forward to the pictures.

Logan, Splash sounds adorable. We need pictures please!!! :D Have fun with the training and don't forget to teach Down and Come. I personally think they are more important than heel. ;)

I knew I missed something, Candy! LOL!!! Of course, we will learn come, and if she is handling things ok, we'll do "down" as well. I just know from my issues with Honey that "down" isn't always good for a submissive dog, so we'll see how that goes. I don't think, based on my few hours with her, that Splash will be submissive like Honey once she gets comfortable here.

This is exciting!! :D

So glad to hear Splash is settling in so well with everyone. It sounds exciting to me too! Have fun Logan!

Best of luck to you, I know that your heart must be racing!

Waz everybody in the big bed last night????:D :eek:

Not in MY big bed, Sammi!!! LOL!!!! I will admit that I let Weston sleep with me two nights last week, but Splash chose the kitchen floor and the big girls slept in the living room, as is normal for them in the summer time. If Helen isn't home, they aren't interested in the "big bed" and that's fine with me. I don't sleep well anyway, and I don't need the added distraction. :o

Logan, even though I'm a cat person, I think it's so exiting!! I'm glad they all get along. I'm sure you'll be able to train her well! Please keep us updated and post pics whenever you can - but get some sleep too!! :D

Seem's like Logan isn't keeping us up to tabs on her foster - think she has been over taken?:eek:

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Seem's like Logan isn't keeping us up to tabs on her foster - think she has been over taken?:eek:

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Honey and Lilly did a thorough check over of Splash, as did Mimi and Butter

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I can imagine Splash standing there feeling the eyes of scrutiny from all of the furry brood. Glad to hear that Butter behaved himself during the intro! :D Logan, you know we need PICTURES, PICTURES, PICTURES!! :D

LOL!!! You sillies!! My foster girl, Splash, is doing fine!!! :D She is just adorable. There is a commercial on tv that advertises some brand of toilet tissue, and the kids use it as bumper pads for an exuberant puppy, all legs, that comes flying through the kitchen. Have you seen it? That's Splash!! She looks like that, same coloring, is all legs, and my opinion is that there is no way she is two years old. She is adorable and so smart! We took her for her first leash walk last night, just around the short block, to get her accustomed to it. Butter, the cat, came with us. What a picture that would have made. We didn't try bringing any of the others along with us, and concentrated on Splash. I felt that she did pretty well for her first try. :)

This house is WILD right now! Not only is Splash here, but I'm testing a 12 year old Lab girl, Murphy, to see how she does with my cats and dogs, so I can babysit her when her dad is out of town next week. She has now spent two nights with me. She's the funniest one of all. He says she hasn't moved around this much in years! She is especially interested in Mimi and Butter, having never been around cats before. But, all in all, they are all doing beautifully. I have literally, a pile of dogs, on the floor beside me right now. All four of them are right here!!! LOL!!!! :D :D :D

Isn't Helen going to have fun, fun, fun when she gets home next Sunday? :D

Wish me luck!!!! :D

What fun it sounds like your having Logan, I bet Helen will be sooo happy to be home and have all them doggies around to play with! GOOD LUCK!!

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LOL!!! There is a commercial on tv that advertises some brand of toilet tissue, and the kids use it as bumper pads for an exuberant puppy, all legs, that comes flying through the kitchen. Have you seen it? That's Splash!!

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Logan, you are really something else! What a joy to share the planet with people like you and all you other PetTalkers! (And Dadcat wonders what a computer is good for - HA!!) I can just imagine the "pile of dogs" and yes, I have seen that commercial, and can see Splash in my minds eye perfectly, now!! All good wishes and legrubs from Grasshopper!

What fun! Helen will have a blast when she gets back!

Thanks, guys, from all of us!! We need the support! LOL!!! :D :D :D

We're having a grand time, for sure!!!! :)

Logan:
I can just picture the "pile of dogs" at your feet.:D :D :D It sounds terrific. Please give them all many hugs and kisses from me. And many thanks to you for being such a caring person.

What fun!:) Mu husband Dave has always said Wall To Wall Puppies (He calls all dogs puppies even if they are several years old) We would have wall to wall puppies if we could. Looking forward to pictures of your new beauty.
Mom of Three dogs and Six cats. Guess we have wall to wall cats!

Glad you are having a great time! Helen is going to be exstatic when she comes home to all those pooches!

Haven't seen a picture of Splash, yet.

With 4 dogs, 2 cats, 2 birds, a hamster and one human in the house, who has time to take pictures? LOL!!!! I'll get some this week, for sure!! :D

I'm cheating because of time limitations, but if you would like to see a picture of Splash, you can. I'll try and post it later.

Go to the Foothills Golden Retriever Rescue site at www.fhgrr.com and click on Available Goldens. You'll have to scroll way down....and on the way, you'll see lots of beautiful faces. Splash is the very last dog pictured under "available soon". I'm going to try and get a better picture of her later, but you will see what personality she has, when you see her in this picture!! :D

Enjoy!

Splash looks so sweet and lovable!:)

Cutie pie!

Here's Splash:
http://www.fhgrr.com/Availabledogs/splash.jpg

What a sweetie! Give her a hug and kiss for me!

Teresa

Thank you, Souraya..........it has been one of those days!! I'll try and get the camera out tomorrow evening and get some pictures of all of them. I just looked around at my "pile of pups" and told them that I love each and every one of them. :) This is one happy, busy house!! :D

Splash is so pretty! Your so good to care for all of them as you do. I'd have a house full and more if I could. Thanks for the pics. I enjoy them! I know how busy you can be with a house full.
Mom to three dogs and six cats