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| Name: |
Baxter
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Age: |
Four years old
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| Gender: |
Male |
Breed: |
Golden Retriever |
| Home: |
Mishawaka, Indiana, USA |
Baxter
is our lovable four year old. He is the older of two 85-pound
Goldens we have in our family, and they are from the same parents, two
litters and two years apart. Baxter and his brother Monte love to
romp and play together except when toys are involved. Baxter
thinks every dog toy we have is his, and refuses to share anything with
his brother - as this picture shows. When Monte manages to get a toy,
Baxter will follow him around until Monte puts it down, and then will
take it away.
Baxter is a very sensitive and caring dog, knowing when someone in the
house is not feeling well or is upset about something, including our
other animals. When we got Baxter, we had a Shepherd mix pup we named
Tipper that we adopted from our local Humane Society. Baxter and Tipper
were the best of friends. Unfortunately Tipper developed a problem and
had numerous seizures because of his illness. While we were trying to
get Tipper's seizures under control, Baxter was our most effective way
to tell when Tipper was going to seize. Bax would run over to Tipper
and sit with him before and during his seizures. He would then stay
with Tipper and help him until he was able to walk and see on his own
again. We owned a Golden before who lived to be 17-1/2 years old and
was as lovable and caring as Baxter and Monte. My husband and I will
always have a Golden in our house.
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