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Georgie is a 9 year old Golden Retriever who spent the first several years of his life cooped up in a small kennel. He apparently was left outside and was never given consistent companionship, love, and support. He was offered up for adoption through Emerald Coast Golden Retriever Rescue, https://ecgrr.com/ as a “special needs” dog. …
Georgie had severe astraphobia (thunderstorm anxiety) when he came to live with me. The first couple of times that a storm came up when I wasn’t there to calm him, he tried to eat through my bedroom door and through bedsheets, probably to try to find me. He also chewed door frames when he wanted …
There simply can never be another person, two or four legged, that walked this earth quite like the Duke of Rockville. He lived large. He took the biggest bites out of life he could. He went through each day loving every minute, as if it were his last. Sadly, the last minute did come one …
One of the first significant problems I tried to address with Georgie’s health was his poor dental condition. Due to his discomfort in eating, I needed to position his food in a bowl so that he could basically scoop it out with his lips. He couldn’t get to the bottom of his food bowl so …