

Those are the best emails to get, of course, but I'm always amazed when they tell me how long it's been.
This pretty girl is Abby. She's a beautiful ruby red golden retriever. She is really, really red, like Irish Setter red, the first of her breed I had seen in that color. I received a email a couple weeks ago saying that it was the fifth anniversary of her second adoption. I don't remember where she originally came from, but I adopted her out to a couple who lived up around Culpeper as I recall. She was wonderful, but she was returned when the husband slipped and fell on ice and died of a brain injury. A horrible tragedy and a reminder to us all to be extremely careful. The wife didn't think she could handle both the dogs, so Abby came back to me. I know she wasn't back with me long when I received an application, email, self-supplied references, and photographs from a woman in Delaware. My Scooby sense told me this was a good adopter and they drove down from Delaware to meet me and Abby in Gainesville one day. Abby went on to a new life and a new career as a therapy dog. The picture on the right is a 5' tall poster displayed in the lobby of a hospital cancer center. Abby is a remarkable dog in an excellent home.


Anyway, Stoney's adoption happened almost eight years ago and he is now a 13 year old dog. That's quite old for a pure bred rottie and although Stoney has been well cared for his entire life, he's having some old dog issues now. I can't believe it's been that long. His adopter has become a good friend and she and another friend raised the money for all of Rocky's very extensive and expensive surgeries and medical treatment.
Stoney was also a certified therapy dog, which is a job rotties are well suited for because they love nothing more than to sit and lean against someone for contact, touch, petting, and attention. I know he's still done some nursing home visits, but most of his therapy work has been done at home for the past eight years, being a companion second to none. He has also spread the gospel to many people he has met and encountered over the years-- the good news that rottweilers are good dogs.
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Happy Rebirth-day to Abby and Stoney! 13 is definitely a ripe old age for a rottie, I wish him many happy returns. I know I've said it before, and I still think Stonewall is an awesome name for a rott :) They are somehow both incredibly stubborn and irresistibly charming!
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