24-014 Buddy/Gorgeous George / Bear  is a male Golden Retriever estimated to be about 7 years old. He was found as a stray at a General Store in Waddell. The finder, who had called him  Buddy , kept him the required seven-day stray hold, but the owner did not come forward. During that time, he was scanned for a chip, but none was found. They also posted him on Next Door, PetFinder, Craigslist, and at the store where he was found. The finder described him as sweet, kind and loving attention. He was taken to one of our partner veterinarians where he was vaccinated and tested for valley fever, tick fever and heartworm. He tested positive for tick fever and was put on medication. When he was cleared, he was scheduled for neutering.

After being boarded for a month,  Gorgeous George  (named by the AGR transporter) was taken to his new forever home with an adoptive couple and their resident 8-year-old Golden mix  Cody  in Phoenix.  Bear  had been at his new home for about 10 days when he started to show some difficulty with walking. Bloodwork and X-rays weredone at an ER and showed arthritis in his elbows, with one side being very inflamed. He was placed on pain medication and is now doing fine. The adopters are very happy with  Bear  and say he is a lovey, cuddly boy, and loves to be petted and held. They com mented: 

After our senior rescue  Sam  died from cancer, we knew  we wanted to get another friend for our  Cody  and were thrilled to hear about  Bear . We had no idea how much joy and laughter this  goofy sweet boy would bring to our family. He and  Cody  got along right away and now play together all the time. They love running outside together in the early morning and lounging together when they are tired.  Bear  came to us well trained, loves to EAT more than anything and would be happy to be loved on 24 hours a day.  We are very grateful we were chosen to adopt  Bear . He is such a  happy boy; we love him so much already, and  Cody  is very happy to have a buddy that loves to play .