Joey is a young neutered golden retriever who was fostered by Andy in the West Midlands.

INITIAL REPORT 23/02/09

Andy said. “He came to stay with us on Friday morning, after being handed in to the dog pound for apparently running away. As you can see he's a big handsome
dog with a gorgeous deep gold coat. Since he got here he's shown no inclination at all to move further than a couple of yards away, let alone run off.

He's quite timid, and I suspect he's been treated quite roughly in the past, as he flinches, and cowers if you make any sudden movements. He's very affectionate, and
the big cuddle monster loves to be made a fuss of.



He's good in the car, jumping in quite happily, walks perfectly on the lead, is house trained and seems to be OK to be left, although he'd prefer not to be.
I haven't had chance to test him with children and other dogs yet, but will do so asap.”

UPDATE MARCH 09

Joey has now gone to his forever home.

UPDATE ON JOEY FROM MIKE & GINA

Just to let you both know that Joey is a wonderful, fantastic boy. He was marvellous in the car, a little nervous in the cabin when the ship sailed, but soon
settled down as the sea crossing was smooth.

We feel that he has been with us (on the Isle of Man) for months, not just a couple of days. He is a delight to walk on the lead and has not shown any fear towards
visitors or other dog walkers in the park. We love him very much and are so pleased he’s part of our family. He is very clean and just loves his grub

Thank you to Val & Andy for giving him a great start for us. Without your kindness, I think our job would be a lot more difficult.

UPDATE APRIL 09

We had to put Joey into our regular kennels as we had a holiday booked abroad. Jennifer, the owner who has looked after our previous Goldies said he was wonderful and thinks we have really struck lucky in adopting him. We think so too! Jennifer always texts our mobile if we’re away with ‘messages’ from the dogs, just to put our minds at rest.

We got him home and he certainly felt at home, tearing around the garden, chasing after his ball but never retrieving it, and finally eating his breakfast. He is now asleep in the lounge with us.

Joey is coming with us on Wednesday for the Easter holidays. Our family are dying to meet him. They’re expecting a quiet, placid, perhaps frightened little dog but they are in for a surprise! Joey has really come out of his shell – Mike wants to rename him ‘Pickle’ as he is into everything, picking things out of the waste bin, getting socks etc. out of the linen basket, we don’t think Val and Andy would recognise him now. A lot of people have told us they think he is younger than four, maybe eighteen months or two years old.

Thank you once again for finding him for us. He has eased the pain of losing Riley.
Mike, Gina and Joey