Marley

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Marley is a stunning 1 year old male purebred Golden Retriever.  Marley's owner accepted a new job which required him to be gone for long hours so sadly decided it would be best for Marley to find a new home.
 
Marley has been such a fun foster.  First, we want to apologize for all of the wet dog pictures.  We live on a lake and this weekend was gorgeous which meant everyone was wet all weekend!  Marley loves to play outside.  He's a fabulous retriever and brings his tennis ball back after every throw.  Marley loves loves loves to swim.  Resident Josie (age 2.5) has been teaching him how to jump off the dock.  We give Marley an "A" for effort on his jumps, but his form sure makes us laugh!  It's obvious he's been well socialized as he adores our two resident female Goldens and is great at engaging them in a wrestling match or a game of tug or keep away.  His recall is impeccable.

Not only does he love to play outside, he's a great indoor guest as well.  He's housebroken and goes to the door when he needs to go out.  He's a tall lanky guy so thank goodness he's very mellow when in the house.  Once in awhile Marley and Josie will play a quiet game of tug in the house, but for the most part he's content to lay by our feet.  He met the resident cat with a big lick across her face.  Luckily the resident cat was OK with that!  At night he sleeps quietly on a dog bed in our bedroom.

Marley does occasionally pull like a freight train while out walking on a flat collar, but he's used to a Gentle Leader so we switch to that if he decides to pull.  I think once the newness of his surroundings wear off he'll be fine on a flat collar.

We've gated Marley and senior resident Bailey (age 10) in our kitchen/laundry room while we are at work.  Everything is in its place when we get home - yay Marley!

We plan to introduce Marley to some neighborhood kids this week, and he has an appointment for a wellness check at the local RAGOM vet on Wednesday.  We'll send another update as soon as we have the results of those very important items!

If you would like to learn more about Marley, please contact your placement coordinator.

Marley

Josie and Marley