Patou, who we're told is a Golden Retriever even though he looks like he might be part Chow Chow, greets me with his dog bowl in his mouth. He wants to take it with him for his walk. I suggest to him that it might not be such a great idea and give him a plush football instead which he happily takes.
He gently carries it with him for the whole walk, dropping it only once. When I get him to stop for photographs, he discovers that the football squeaks. Suddenly, he's down on his belly ripping into the thing, pulling out the stuffing and releasing it to the wind. I spend 5 minutes chasing fluff, trying to contain the mess. Patou finally gets to the squeaker, pulls it out and, afraid that he might swallow it, I grab it out of his mouth. He looks at me like I've just ruined his day. So, instead of throwing it out, I squeak it a few times, feed him some snacks and he's happy again.
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Adorable!
ReplyDeleteI save the squeakers and put them in old jean legs tied at the end or kongs. Drives the pups crazy!
I am in love with him! That's my kind of dog.
ReplyDeleteAlas, many show-bred goldens do appear to be part chow these days. They aren't, but they've been bred big, blocky, blunt-muzzled, and squinty-eyed for some reason.
ReplyDeletePatou is significantly darker than the typical show-ring golden, but his "chowish" features are the same. I bet he's purebred.
He's gorgeous! Fingers crossed that he finds a loving new family.
ReplyDeleteI see the photos of Patou and I'm grinning ear to ear! Such a happy, joyful expression, be it golden retriever or chow this guy has some happy genes in him!
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