The day before Easter we lost our best friend Abby to due to Kidney Failure. She was only 5 and our hearts were broken and empty. We knew we were a "dog" family and needed a new friend to love. So, I began a very thorough search on the internet for a new pup. At first I found a Shih Tzu and we actually drove to Farmington to pick her up and Josh didn't want ANYTHING to do with her. As soon as he saw her he started to cry and say, "She doesn't look like Abby!". Karl wasn't really showing a whole lot of enthusiasm either. I seemed to be the only one that wanted her. So, I knew that this was not an issue to be selfish about so we left without her. I originally didn't want another Golden Retriever because I was worried that being around her would make me sad that Abby wasn't here anymore. But, Josh was very
stubborn about the fact that he got one that "looked" like Abby. So, I searched some more and came across a BEAUTIFUL litter from the Lake of the Ozarks. We all fell in love with her picture and video that the breeder sent us. So, the day after we got home from Florida we drove to Rolla to meet the breeder in a Steak 'n Shake parking lot (they drove from the Lake) and as soon as we all saw her we knew she had to be ours! So, Bailey has now been with us for a little over 2 months and she is a great dog! Josh still doesn't want to play with her that much because she's still a little too hyper for him....but he still says he loves her. Bradyn loves her too and she is super gentle with him. I wish we would have had her here when Abby was here. They would have been great sisters!
The day before Easter we lost our best friend Abby to due to Kidney Failure. She was only 5 and our hearts were broken and empty. We knew we were a "dog" family and needed a new friend to love. So, I began a very thorough search on the internet for a new pup. At first I found a Shih Tzu and we actually drove to Farmington to pick her up and Josh didn't want ANYTHING to do with her. As soon as he saw her he started to cry and say, "She doesn't look like Abby!". Karl wasn't really showing a whole lot of enthusiasm either. I seemed to be the only one that wanted her. So, I knew that this was not an issue to be selfish about so we left without her. I originally didn't want another Golden Retriever because I was worried that being around her would make me sad that Abby wasn't here anymore. But, Josh was very stubborn about the fact that he got one that "looked" like Abby. So, I searched some more and came across a BEAUTIFUL litter from the Lake of the Ozarks. We all fell in love with her picture and video that the breeder sent us. So, the day after we got home from Florida we drove to Rolla to meet the breeder in a Steak 'n Shake parking lot (they drove from the Lake) and as soon as we all saw her we knew she had to be ours! So, Bailey has now been with us for a little over 2 months and she is a great dog! Josh still doesn't want to play with her that much because she's still a little too hyper for him....but he still says he loves her. Bradyn loves her too and she is super gentle with him. I wish we would have had her here when Abby was here. They would have been great sisters!
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