Tucker

Well I am excited to tell you this is Tucker’s last update. Tucker has a new family!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you to G. and K.C. for opening their hearts and home to the sweetest boy ever. He now has a 15 acre backyard and from the photos we can see he has a wonderful, peaceful view and will be enjoying those summer swims on those lazy hot days. My heart is so happy for him. He also has a new canine brother. If any dog ever deserved it then sweet Tucker boy does.

We miss you but are SO happy for you!

Your foster family, Deb, Jack and Sachi

Chillin on the dock

A dog's life is sweet

What a view!

Tucker loves the water

Tucker was picked up and is on his way to his new home.

Well, we are long overdue for a Tucker update. My apologies to his fans who have been watching his page. We are busy with springtime in our home now. Tucker loves to be outside with his foster brother. I noticed that he loves to lift his head up and sniff the breezes. He is such a peaceful, gentle boy.

Tucker is still hoping to find his forever home and eagerly waits to find the special people who will love him through his golden years.

Yesterday we went to the vet for routine vaccinations. I talked with his vet about some discharge he was having from one eye. She thought there may have been some debris that got into his eye, so we have some ointment for 10 days to take care of that. Other than that, he is doing so well. His coat has been coming in so nicely. Just a little bit left to grow on his shoulders.

Jack loves his foster brother, Tucker.

Still handsome!

Tucker loves toys too.

Tucker ignores cats.

Hello everyone, my foster mom told me I could do my own update today. I thought I would make a list of the things I love.

• Tennis balls-my favorite thing is to defuzz them. Second fav would be to roll all over them. Third fav would be to try to get the tennis balls before my foster brother Jack does.
• Dinner-ah yeah! What do you expect? I’m hungry. Second fav is Breakfast!
• Attention-LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Punctuation just in case I was not clear on the all caps….
• Outside-Last evening I refused to come inside. Foster mom kept trying to coax me in, but I think I may have a case of cabin fever. I need some grass!
• Milk bones-yep, ALL good.
• Peanut butter-do I really need to give a reason??
• Raw hides-see above, don’t need a reason right?
• My foster brother-I like to chase him (hee hee)
• When foster mom comes home from work-I like to bark so she sees me in the sliding glass door when she pulls into the garage. Everyone needs someone to greet them when they get home. It’s just a nice thing to do to show appreciation. By the way, it’s the ONLY time I bark.
• Grooming time-I will fall asleep (and even snore) when my foster mom brushes my coat. (Not a fan of getting my nails trimmed but I am getting used to it now).
• Car rides-can’t wait to get into the car and go, go, go.
• When foster mom turns on the radio and dances so silly around the room. I like to grab my pillow toy and shake it UP!!!

Now all of the previous may make me seem like the perfect dog, and there are some who will tell you that I am, I’m not bragging mind you but I do have a fan base. Just sayin’. So I am going to list a couple of things that are not my fav’s, just to be fair:

• Baths-I do this only because I have to. I don’t cause any problems, just not a fan.
• Ear cleaning-same a baths…

So this is me, Tucker boy as my foster mom calls me. I am a very happy boy who loves everyone. Still looking for my forever home. I am loyal, sweet and oh so handsome (that’s just what I hear anyway).

Drop me a line, let’s chat and maybe meet up one of these days.

Peace,
Tucker

Well, Tucker boy is doing so well. He is such a sweet, loving pup. His heart is that of a puppy but in a big boy body. We are still working on getting his anxiety level down. He has had no further incidents except once when I had company and then left the house after that. I have put Tucker in his kennel for very short periods of time with his foster brother. That evening they were both doing fine until his foster brother got so excited that I believe that Tucker fed off of Jack’s excitement.

I know Tucker would love to have humans who are retired or work from home. He loves everyone, human, canine, feline he will just ignore. I think I may have seen him actually sniff his feline foster sister once in the last 6 months. I have all three of them in the back of the house, dining room area all day, free roam while I am at work.

Tucker and Jack have become pretty darn good buddies. When Tucker had an upset tummy one day, Jack laid on the floor right next to him, all day long. They will curl up back to back and snooze away.

I am attaching a photo of Tucker, on the kitchen rug, hanging out with foster mom while she bakes chocolate chip cookies. Interesting that Tucker has NEVER once begged for people food, not even once since he has been in our home.

The hair on Tucker’s back is really coming in nicely. He is such a handsome boy, he is also a gentleman, he waits for me to invite him into the house after potty breaks, waits for me to tell him it is ok to eat his chow and always does his “big business” far away from the sidewalk or walking path in the back yard. What more could a foster mom ask for???

Tucker is so handsome!

Tucker sleeping while Foster Mom makes cookies

Oh my goodness!! Our last update was much too long ago! Tucker boy has been working on some training these past few weeks. Foster mom is trying to get him to like a kennel. So far he will eat in his crate; he will also run in if that loud crazy sounding yellow machine that sucks up stuff off the floor comes out for a visit. Yes, Tucker boy does not like the vacuum. Well most dogs don’t in my experience. Tucker will also enjoy a chewy treat in his kennel with his foster brother Jack, with the door closed (yeah!!!!). We are working so slowly on this that we are up to only very short errands outside the home.

Tucker has done some interior design in the house also. Foster mom has come home to find kitchen garbage on the floor (not where I put garbage in the house). He has also found time to let me know he was not very fond of the curtains on the patio door in the dining room. Well, he actually pulled them off their clips and laid on them. Not sure if it was the design or just wanted to nap on them. Anyway there was no harm done as I just clipped them back up. We have discovered that Tucker does have some anxiety when left alone. After a long discussion with his vet it was decided to start the big lug on Clomicalm. He has been on it for approximately two months now and I have not had any incidents of anxiety for several weeks now. Don’t get me wrong – TUCKER LOVES HIS HUMANS!! He wants to be near you and when I come home from work he prances on his two front legs and still spins like a top.

I will be updating more often now that I have a good idea that we are on the right track with medication for him.

Tucker sends his love to everyone out there, especially his sponsors; he thanks you from the bottom of his sweet little heart! XOXOXOXOXOXO

Merry Christmas to the Golden Seniors! From Anonymous

Tucker has sponsors!!!  We are so excited to announce that Indy, Bear, Eely, and Motor City Kitty are sponsors for Tucker boy! Yes, that is canine and feline sponsers!  Thank you so much!!

Tucker was at the Highland Chuck & Don's on Saturday and he soaked up lots of love and pets from so many people.  He was exhausted but well worth it to get all that attention that he LOVES.

I hope to get some pictures up from the event soon.

Thank you to everyone from RAGOM who made the day so great for the pups and all the people who were so kind to stop by and chat with us and give these beautiful dogs so much affection.  Tucker even got a kiss from a very kind gentleman who stopped by.

Well time goes by so quickly!  I did not realize that I have not done an update for Tucker boy for over a month.

Tucker did well with his last two shots for his heartworm treatment in September.  He will be going in for a blood test on Wednesday and a last test for heartworm in two weeks from then.  He is to stay calm and resting until then.  Sometimes difficult as he is SO happy when I come home from work.  He does what I call a prancey dance.  He bounces up and down on his two front paws while turning in circles.  Today he actually gave me one bark.  Wow!!

Tucker is within his goal weight at 80 lbs now.  The vet said 75-80 is where he should be at. He also did much better being in a kennel at the vet during those two days.  I had to stop using his kennel at home for a bit as he was not doing well with the kennel and some of the separation anxiety he was going through.  He seems to be doing much better with that so I plan on introducing him to a kennel again soon to see if we can get him used to one.

He has had a couple of quirky behaviors the last couple of weeks.  He pulled a towel out from under a fan in the back of the house.  He did not chew the towel or the fan but I guess he did not want the fan or the towel where it was.  He also has found out how fun getting into the kitchen garbage can be.  I now have the can unavailable.  I can tell that he is feeling better and some of his personality is coming out.

I will update his page with the final test results for his heartworm.  He will have to be on preventative every month for the rest of his life but it is a small price to pay in order for him to stay healthy.

Tucker wanted me to add that he can’t wait to play ball out in the yard in a couple of weeks. He is tired of his foster mom telling him to walk not run.  

Hello everyone, Tucker here, I decided I wanted to do the update today.  I have been a busy boy the last couple of weeks.  I get to hang out with my foster brother Jack and I like to pick up and horde toys sometimes.  Jack just lets me; he is a nice foster brother that way.  I have been keeping a low profile lately as I am still recovering from my heartworm treatments.  Foster mom says that I have to get two more shots, September 17th and 18th.  I will have another month of couch potato rest and then she will let me play more outside.  When she gets home from work each day I get so happy I like to prance around in front of her.  I almost jumped up on her one day; she looked very surprised that I was able to almost do it.

I am letting my foster mom see more of my personality every day.  I LOVE to roll around outside in the grass.  I get full of grass, dirt and dried leaves.  Foster mom just watches and laughs.  I really like to make her happy.  Once I even gave her a bark after I grabbed a toy and put it at her feet.  I wanted her to play with me.

Jack and I did a little bit of a naughty on Saturday night.  Foster mom went to the neighbor’s house for a little party.  She did come around twice to let us out and to eat our dinner.  However, I was thinking I was not as full as I wanted to be sooooo, with Jack cheering me on I decided to tip over the chow bin and have a bit more to eat.  Well, we both had more chow to eat.  When foster mom came home I heard her gasp out loud.  She also put her hands on her hips and told us she was very disappointed in our behavior.  Bummer, and then the food bin got moved to another room.  Silly foster mom, she should know better than to put our chow in the same room.  I mean really, what should she expect???  Right???

Well, then yesterday we spent a lot of time outside, well we had to go a lot, I’ll leave it at that.

Take care and I hope you’re all as happy as I am these days!!

Tucker

Well Tucker is doing well.  He came through his first heart worm shot like a champ. The day after I stayed home with him, he was having a difficult time walking, poor boy was sore and still tired from the long day at the vet.

I took more photos of him this week.  He has lost just over 4 lbs and the vet said he was looking much better.  He also seems to be able to get around a bit easier.

As always, he is a treat to have around.  His fan base increased at the groomer's last week.  He was such good boy that the ladies gave him extra attention with a blueberry facial shampoo and a massage.  I was in the self serve bath area with him and lucky for Tucker there was a new employee training in as a bather.  Of course it did not take long and Tucker was rolling in the grass in the backyard.  Seems he really enjoys getting his back full of grass, leaves and a bit of dirt.  He enjoys it so much it makes me laugh.

Thanks for all the positive thoughts for Tucker as he is treated for his heart worm.

Hello everyone, Tucker here, I decided I was ready to let you all know a little bit more about me. I am really enjoying all the love and attention I am getting. My foster brother Jack is a little protective of his tennis ball but I don’t mind, I am always a happy boy and I make my foster mom laugh a lot. Some things to know about me;

• I may have cloudy eyes but I will be able to feel your love when you stroke my beautiful coat.
• I will hear it in your voice when you call my name.
• I will know it in my heart.
• I will not be able to run with you. I may not be able to keep up with you if you walk to fast but my spirit will be beside you always.
• I will not be able to jump up and greet you the way I want to, so please sit with me and tell me how you are doing; I want to know that you are ok.
• I may have scars on my back but my coat will grow back and only you and I will know my past pain together. We will have a bond and we will love and understand each other.
• Sometimes I get tired, I only ask that I have a soft place to lay my head and sleep.
• If you are busy I will wait patiently for your attention, and I will relish our time together.

Sincerely,

Tucker

Tucker is doing well these days. We discovered he loves tennis balls. Once we found out that Tucker was Heart worm positive I put all of Jack’s tennis balls away in the garage. Well Jack found them and took them back out to the yard.  Tucker’s foster brother Jack can be a little trouble maker.  Jack loves fetch but he is on a fetch break because Tucker wants to run to get the balls when I throw them for Jack.  He needs to keep calm right now with the heartworm, but we do know he’s got game!

He has been taking his meds without fuss, after I found out that he loves canned dog food.  Yuck!  Jack seems to love it too; poor Jack only gets to lick the spoon after Tucker has taken all his pills.  Tucker makes it up to Jack when he gives him kisses.  

I have also found that Tucker does not like his kennel.  He was having a difficult time and I suspect it was because he was an “outside during the day” dog, only inside at night to sleep.  Well we don’t leave dogs outside at our house all day so he has to get used to that.  So far I have found the best solution for him is to leave him and Jack out in only the back part of the house that has the sliding glass doors, with the drapes open, radio on and a couple of raw hides to distract them as I leave.  So far so good.   Tucker also has not had any accidents so I am confident saying he is housebroken.  It is also good to see his coat coming in on his back, such a beautiful red, so handsome too.

Tucker had a fun visitor over the other day, one of his fans stopped by to give him some pets and praise.  Tucker loves Maureene L. and hopes to see her again soon!

Well, Tucker had a busy week.  On Monday he went to visit the ortho vet to have his front left leg evaluated. She determined he is not a candidate for surgery. It is suspected that Tucker had a past trauma/injury to that leg that was never properly treated. He does still use the leg but does walk with a limp but it does not get him down. He is still a happy, loving golden and everyone he meets falls in love with him.

Tucker also is dealing with his heart worm and just needs TLC. He is always so glad to see me when I get home. He has had some separation anxiety so he is learning to use a kennel. We have had some success this week as he has walked into his crate without even a treat the last two mornings before I leave for work.

Tucker also made a trip into work with me on Tuesday. Again, everyone fell in love with him and so many people have asked me the last two days how he is doing. He has quite a fan base everywhere he goes, the vet, my work and even the neighbors and foster mom’s friends.

Tucker will be going in for his second heartworm treatment on August 20th, and he will spend the day at the vet so they can watch him and make sure he is ok for the first 8 hours after the treatment. That will leave two remaining treatments he will need a month later but they will be 24 hours apart. Such a loving boy he will take it in stride as he does everything.

I still have not heard this guy bark once, not even a whine. He will look at you will his soulful eyes and your heart will just melt. He will give kisses every once in a while and all he wants in return is some love. Tucker is the kind of dog that makes you want to be a better person. His unconditional affection and love can move a person to tears.

Tucker had his first heart worm treatment on Monday and he came through it like the trooper that he is.  He is the sweetest boy ever. Our ear treatments are almost finished too.  He does have to take an antibiotic for 30 days. Tucker also got a good bath last weekend.  He was a happy boy and smelled so much better.

I did find out that Tucker does have some storm anxieties.  He will pace and pant.  He likes to find a space to burrow into, I found him head first under my bed the other morning when I got up for work.  We did try to snuggle on the couch and he sandwiched himself between my back and the back of the couch.  Not to comfortable.  Turns out that under the bed was working for him.  Poor guy.

I also have not heard him bark yet.  Not once in over a week.  He just wants to hang out with his foster mom and foster brother Jack.  He also appears to be housebroken.  He has not stayed in a crate (don't have one big enough) since he got to my house, respects baby gates and has had no accidents.

Tucker is going in for an ortho consult on Monday for his front leg to see if there is anything we can do to get him fixed up. I will keep you posted.