I am a 42 year old author who lives on Sarasota Bay.  In April of 2005 I lost a Golden Retriever I had adopted a few years ago to cancer.  Apparently she was bred too young and abused.  But her last two years with me were wonderful.  She had her own beach to run on and pelicans to chase.  She was only 7 when she passed quickly.

 

After I lost Gabby, I decided I wanted another mature Golden Retriever.  I found Cyndy and Cyndy was very honest.  She had a 10 year old Golden who apparently was rescued from being "put to sleep" for no reason.  The oldest rescue dog she had at that time.  Cyndy was not sure Jasmine was right for me, but after seeing a photo of "Jazz" I fell in love and took a four hour drive.  Cyndy was great and Jazz was also.  Off we went back to Sarasota.

 

Jazz has always been pleasant, is able to play in the water and have a good life, but I would never and I mean EVER--bet she would be a guard dog.  Way too nice.  One Saturday night at 3:00 AM I was sleeping in my second floor bedroom and Jazz was sleeping next to my bed.  She started growling.  I had never heard her growl but I did not wake totally up.  I was asking her to quiet down and then before I knew it a man stepped into my sliding glass door (he had been pulling it up to unlock it) when she was growling.  As he stepped in she went for his throat and I mean his jugular.  She got him a few times, and I did not know until later he stabbed her a few times.  He turned to run from her and fell off the building, paralyzing himself from the waist down.  He did not move--so I thought he was a goner.  He is in jail for a good long time.  I was able to call 911 and Jazz looked very happy--and then I noticed she was seriously injured as she seemed smiling and happy she got him.  Blood was everywhere as I looked around.

 

At 4:00 AM I was carrying her to the vet and he was reluctant to perform heroic measures on a 10 year old dog.  After I explained what happened he took her right in and spent 8 hours in surgery with her.  I did not care the cost and neither did he once he understood.  So, that was a month ago and she is very happy to be back home.  The tons of stitches did not seem to bother her.  If I did not adopt Jazz and treat her so well, I would not be able to write this story.  Chances are, I would not be here.  But I sure am happy she made it.  Now she sleeps in front of that darn sliding glass door.  If it were me I would opt for the bathroom or anywhere else after that!  Thanks Cyndy.

 

Deborah

 

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This is  jazz-she is an older  female golden. I picked her up from a local vet tonight. She was brought in to be put down because the couple was having a baby and they thought she would be too much.

I just spent the last 2 hours cutting knots out .She loved being brushed. she just wags her tail.

She was heartworm negative (thank goodness), very sweet. right now she likes to be outside on my patio but i think its because both my dogs are intimidating her. So she needs to be some where where there is some patience.

right now i need for her to be fostered until we can find her a home. she is totally housebroken but needs to be somewhere quiet where she can just hang out.

Today is tuesday

Just an update on jasmine -she decided that life in the house was much better than life outside on the patio. She plopped herself down on the comfy bathroom  and staid there all night. This morning we all went out for a walk. All she did was wag her tail

What a wonderful girl.

She was totally vetted yesterday. She has few lipomas which are essentially benign fatty

lumps that goldens get when they are old. no cataracts -which i thought was amazing,

she has some trouble getting up and down-she needs to loose a few pounds and i'm sure that will help.

She needs a good loving home- good food, daily exercise and probably  and little 

glucosamine and chondrotein. (sic!)

 

(don't we all)

Today is Sunday

Jasmine is doing wonderfully. She loves to walk and hang out with her humans.

Jazz has a wonderful home in Sarasota with a wonderful woman named

Deborah.

Deborah & Jazz

 

 

 

 

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