Rex is the first Golden Retriever I have ever owned and he has sold me on the breed. I love his goofy playfulness,
his intelligence and devotion. When one of us is sick, he
is a devoted nurse trying to make us feel better. He adores
children and loves everyone, he is a fountain of love and
affection. A watch dog he is not.

I don't know if it has been picked up by national news but
a lady Golden who was a search and rescue dog has been
put to rescue work again. She only had one puppy and
plenty of milk so she went to the zoo to care for African
wild dog pups whose mother rejected them.

She is gathering them up, giving them baths and caring
for them along with her own fat little pup. Her owner was
generous but she will go back home when they are weaned in
six weeks. The alien smell the Wild Dogs exuded didn't
bother her. She just saw babies in need of a Mom.

She has become a favorite of zoo employees and is rewarded
with tummy rubs and love.