It
isn't every day that GRRI-NJ gets
to tell a three dog success story. But
these three have all hit it big!!!
Meet Chloe, Montana & Maggie, three very
lucky Goldens. Their story actually
started in 2002 when their forever
family, the Bergners, adopted an
8-year-old Golden named Tao from
GRRI-NJ. Tao was not the first senior
dog that this wonderful couple adopted.
They already knew the joys of adopting
older dogs and giving them the love and
care they deserve in their senior
years.
In
January of 2004, the Bergners contacted
us again to let us know that they wanted
to adopt another senior Golden to join
Tao, Gideon, and Stanley in their
family. They figured four dogs would
be a perfect fit -- that way they could
walk two at a time!
Lucky
dog number four was Maggie. GRRI-NJ had
gotten a call from a kennel where two
dogs had been abandoned by their owner.
GRRI-NJ took Maggie into foster care and
found another rescue to take her pal, a
very nice female pit bull.
Maggie
came into foster care with infected
ears, a major case of the itches,
and a badly infected toe. But after
being spayed and a treated for her
medical issues, Maggie was ready for
adoption. The Bergners were all set
to come and get her ... when they got
some horrible news. Their Tao had
terminal cancer. He was given only
weeks to live and they felt they needed
to wait to adopt. Maggie was
disappointed but knew she would be happy
and safe in her foster home for a while
longer.
Two
weeks later GRRI-NJ got sad news from
the Bergners that Tao had passed away.
They asked if Maggie was still
available. GRRI-NJ asked if they were
sure they wanted another senior dog
-- and they said, of course!
Maggie
just loves her new home, where she can
chase squirrels as often as she likes.
She is known as “The Great Golden
Hunter”.
That
Memorial Day all three dogs went to the
beach in North Carolina on vacation.
There they happened to learn of a
6-year-old female Golden named Honey in
need of a home at the local shelter.
They quickly went and got her. Sadly
Honey also had cancer and although they
did all they could for her, she
passed away in the fall of 2004.
This
poor couple had lost three dogs in less
than a year.
GRRI-NJ had just found out that one of
our foster dogs Dolly was having
puppies
(see Dolly’s story) The
Bergners jumped at the chance to adopt
one of the puppies, but also
told us “We’ll take another senior
too.”
That
lucky senior was 10-year-old-Montana.
Montana's foster dad reported that
Montana was a perfect Golden gentleman.
He got along great with his two senior
foster siblings and loved attention. He
was a very spry 10 -year-old who loved
to go for walks and check everything
out.
The
Bergners fell for him immediately, but
then he had to pass the 'leash walk'
test with their three other senior dogs
-- Maggie, their GRRI-NJ Golden,
Stanley, their lab mix, and
Gideon, their beagle mix. Thankfully,
Montana passed with flying colors and
everybody left happy ... although
a little more cramped on the drive
home. Montana is a pretty big boy!
In
December of 2004 Dolly delivered her
puppies. And on January 29 2005, the
Bergners brought puppy Chloe home to
meet the rest of the gang.
Little
Chloe melts everyone’s heart. And she
will never have to sit in a pet store
window or live a life of breeding in a
puppy mill. As for the other Goldens,
Maggie would rather play with the
squirrels then Chloe, but Montana has
taken her under his wing. He is a very
proud big brother and loves his new
little sister.
Now
the Bergners have 5 rescued dogs.
What a loving family, and what a great
life these dogs have.
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