Fwd: our golden retrievers

[Gina Heitz <brier@oregonsbest.com>]

Hello All,

Some of the names in this story have been changed to provide privacy but 
this is a very typical rescue call...  I wanted to share this with you all 
so you too can know the damage a golden can do left to his or her own 
devices...  Some puppies on this list are about the same age as M&M, how 
sad huh? Judy and I will both respond to this and it's quite possible we 
may have two 11 month old GR's to place...

Sigh,

Gina

>Hello Gina,
>My wife, XXX, and I have two 11 month old goldens, brother and sister.
>I got your e-mail address off the web.  We haven't made a final decision,
>but are seriously considering looking for another family that might want
>to adopt M and M.  It is hard for us to even consider this, but we
>are having so much trouble doing a good job raising them because of the
>fact that we both work outside the home and our kids are now out on their
>own.  Consequently, Mand M are alone during the day.  We put in a
>dog door so they could go from the garage into the backyard and they have
>pretty much destroyed our backyard.  They chew on the trees, chew holes
>in the walls of the garage, dig holes, etc.  When we are with them they
>are wonderful and well behaved.  But when they are alone they think up
>all sorts of mischief to get into.  And I think they give each other
>ideas.  Before M and M we had a half golden for her entire life of
>15 years and that experience did not seem anywhere near as difficult as
>this one.  But the difference was that B grew up with our 2
>children, and so B did not have to spend very much time alone.  And
>B was our only dog.
>
>If we follow through with the idea of finding another home for them, we
>want to be reasonably assured that it is an appropriate placement into a
>loving home.  We won't do this unless that is the case.  So, that
>explains why I am writing to someone who is into goldens.  Do you folks
>have any ideas as to how we might go about finding a good placement?
>
>Another idea I am considering is whether there is a place where we could
>place M and M temporarily, perhaps several months, until we sell
>our present home and move into another home.  Our present home has a very
>small backyard which experience tells me is clearly not large enough for
>M and M.  We are looking to move from Hillsxxx to Corxxxxxx and
>we are trying to find a home with a much larger yard in which we might be
>able to build a fenced area just for M and M.  That way they
>wouldn't destroy the rest of the yard.  But with our present arrangement,
>it is hard to even keep our yard in decent condition and this impairs our
>ability to sell the house.
>
>Please let me know if you know how we might find either a permanent or
>temporary placement.  Thank you very much for your time.  Would you mind
>replying to me at this address and my work: XXX
>This address is XXX
>
>Thanks again for your time and any words of encouragement you can
>provide.
>AXXX GXXXX