An update on Stevo from his new mom...
"He's fine!!  And I do believe his is settled in and knows this is his home where we love him...


Funny....the sofa in the living room is draped with a lovely designed blanket....I straighten it every night before I head upstairs to bed.  I have been noticing that when I come down in the morning, the blanket is all pulled down and the throw pillows are not where I left them...THAT is how I know our Stevo is at home now, because he is sleeping on the sofa after we go to bed!!!!  Too funny!!
 
He is losing weight on his diet, and with all his walks and ball catching...we can actually see a difference.  He also is not limping anymore!!

We got a ramp for him to get in and out of the back of the Jeep....he can't get up or down without it.
  
He's the sweetest boy and such a joy to be around.  I steam him green beans and zucchini and add a cup to his food every day to fill him up since he gets so little food.  He seems happy with that.  The weight will come off little by little.  The vet wants him to weight 90 lbs....  Jeff said he weighed 120 and on our vet's scale he was 126....so we will go by that.  If he doesn't lose enough weight on this food, the vet wants him eat a prescription diet that always works...  So we will see the next time he has a visit.
 
Thanks for asking....we couldn't be happier with our new family member!!"

"Single Mom and Seven Year Old Daughter Seek Distinguished Older Gentleman...

For peaceful early morning walks, afternoons at the beach, playing catch in the backyard, tobogganing in the snow and enjoying sunsets on the back deck.  Must be independent as we all have our day jobs and always anxious to greet us with kisses when we get home.  After enjoying a nice dinner, we love to watch TV together.  A snuggle at bedtime or when one of us is sick is always appreciated." 

This could have been the ad we would have placed but instead we applied to Sunshine Golden Retriever for a “senior” dog.  Our baby has never seemed a senior and always has been good mannered and natured.   We are so lucky to have been offered Ike as our Southern Gentleman.  Being a full time working Mom I knew it would be unfair to try to raise a puppy.  We told them we were willing to accept a senior and he has so far passed our dreams for a wonderful companion, playmate and protector.  If you have ever wanted a dog but were concerned about the puppy stage we highly recommend adopting a senior from Sunshine Golden Retriever.  We told them he had to be good with kids and cats.  Not only was he great with them but he has never been a chewer or biter or barker.  We do not know how old he was when we adopted him, we were given a range from 5 to 9 years old, 6 years later he acts basically the same so we are very lucky.  Thank you to everyone at Sunshine for giving us such a great distinguished southern gentleman to share our home and lives with.  He is my now 13 year old daughters best friend and she tells him every day.  You can’t get better than that!