TOBY was born in September 2005.  He had been tied up almost all of his life.
He had a deep cut around his neck which had to be stitched!!!! 
Toby is a very handsome young dog, almost white in colour, with a long thick coat, and the traditional 'big' goldie head.
He was timid at first but gained confidence by the hour, he has a lovely temperament, and his big tail doesn't stop wagging. 

Andy, his fosterer said "Toby is a joy to have around, he's daft as a brush and no trouble at all.
He is great on the lead and his recall, whilst not perfect, is pretty good, too. Amazingly, he is excellent on the lead. He is house-trained and people and dog friendly".

UPDATE on TOBY
from his forever mum, Anita

Toby is settling in well in his new home in Somerset. Everybody adores this gorgeous boy including his new girlfriend, Chelsea. He has well and truelly got his paws under the table already. Chelsea has been quite poorly and Toby has been her hero and is looking after her while she recovers from her operation.

Everyone at Irish Retriever Rescue wishes Chelsea well again very, very soon.

FURTHER UPDATE ON TOBY
 
Toby has settled in very well, he gets more confident every day and being a mischievous teenager despite trying very hard he cannot stay out of trouble, he has to nibble anything that hangs down, leaves, cushion tassels etc. He is the most adorable dog, when he is happy he sings, in the morning when we get up he jumps around with his teddy in his mouth singing, if we go out when we return he yelps with delight and when Chelsea came back from the vet after a check-up he was beside himself with joy.  He is a joy to have and brings us a great deal of fun.

With regards to Chelsea he absolutely adores her and will not leave her side. When she was recovering from her operation she was sleeping on the sofa, he sat beside her for 3 days, occasionally getting up to lick her nose or wash her ears. She is now well on the mend and she loves him, they are always playing tug of war with their cuddly toys, please tell Andy that the Teddy he gave us is having a rough time of it, he is now much taller then he was and has lost his nose, but he is bearing up. It may be worth setting up a home for badly treated teddy bears, or a teddy bear hospital.  As Chelsea continues to recover and gets fitter, so the daily rumbles get longer, she generally starts it and he willingly obliges her.  Initially he was a bit rough, but she has sorted him out, and he definitely knows that she is the boss.

Toby is a great guard dog unless he is tired, in the car he sits and talks to any passing animal, not barking just quietly growling and yelping.  He loves mud and can always find the muddiest place where he proceeds to lie in the middle and drag himself along so that he gets completely plastered, a very definite contrast of black and white.  However on returning home he is happy to stand under the hose to be cleaned off.
 
Thank you so much for getting him for us he is truly a wonderful dog and has made life for all of us especially Chelsea so much better. The work that you do is wonderful and we spread the name of the IRR at every opportunity.

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