Bouncer White

2006?  – 7.12.2016

Clare remembers “We picked Bouncer up from his fosterer in Leeds on 15th September 2013 and he died on 7th December 2016. His time with us was too short but he brought so much joy into our lives and everyone who met him loved him.

We have so many wonderful photos of Bouncer but have just selected a few in various places, in the house, garden, beach in North Norfolk and in Richmond Park. We live near Richmond Park in London so that is where he had his daily walks and adventures. He couldn’t settle for the day until he had been out for a walk and used to hassle any of us who happened to be putting on a coat in the hall in the hope that he was on his way out too!

From the moment we picked up Bouncer we knew we had made a great decision and that he would be happy with us and us with him. This certainly proved to be the case and he settled really well into his new life and with his new canine companion, Betty, our border terrier. He was very much a home boy and liked nothing better (apart from walks) than being at home with lots of people around him.

He was affectionate and, as his history section said, loved cuddles – he certainly got plenty of those. He used to nose us for more cuddles if he didn’t feel he had received enough. He had his funny little habits of lying right in the way in the kitchen or hall, pushing through the door first whenever we were coming back into the house, waiting at his food bowl at 6pm which is generally when he was fed, trying to leave the park by a different gate in the hope of going to the pub where he knew he got a pig’s ear, galloping like a horse in the park (must have been his time spent in the livery yard!), occasional food theft.

I could go on but, in summary, Bouncer was the most beautiful golden bear we could have wished for and we miss him terribly every day”.

GOODBYE TO OUR BELOVED BOUNCER (7.12.2016)

A very sad Clare told us “We had to have our beloved Bouncer put down just before Christmas. It was such a shock as he had been leading his normal life and showed no particular signs of being unwell until the last couple of days when he refused to go for a walk, which was usually the highlight of his day”.

After a couple of days of tests, the full extent of just how sick he was had been revealed. The poor old guy had a primary tumour on his heart which had spread to his lungs and spleen and he had a lot of excess fluid on his abdomen. As a result, his heart wasn’t functioning which explained his lack of energy in his last few days.

As he couldn’t have continued to lead any sort of quality life, it was the kindest thing to put him to sleep.

Clare added “We know we have given Bouncer a happy last few years and he has been a wonderful natured dog, even tolerating much face licking from our Border Terrier! We all miss him terribly”.

Go fly with all the other Golden angels at Rainbow Bridge, lovely boy.

HISTORY

Bouncer is a big, beautiful, friendly neutered male Golden Retriever. He is aged about 7 years and he is a very happy boy who has spent most of his life in a livery yard, with lots of people and animals coming and going all the time.

Over the years that he has been in the yard he has been pulled and poked by lots of children, without any sign of aggression whosoever.

However, recently there was an allegation that he snapped at a young child – which, unfortunately, had to be taken seriously even though everyone who knows him, including his vet, finds this possibility remote.

Nevertheless, Bouncer is now in need of a wonderful new home.

Personality:
As above, Bouncer is a happy chap with a very waggy tail who loves life and adores people. He is extremely affectionate, is house trained, loves being groomed, is easy to handle and is a good traveller. In fact he really loves being in a car. He is well used to horses, people and other dogs, but he will chase cats.

He is not very experienced on his lead and tends to be strong, so some training is recommended. He is slightly overweight, so, after a gradual build up, he will need plenty of exercise and a controlled diet.

Bouncer’s Dream Home:
Bouncer probably can’t understand why his life has suddenly changed so dramatically, and he deserves a wonderful loving home where he will be the centre of attention and will get lots of affection, cuddles and exercise. We would recommend him for an active home where there is lots going on and where he can fully participate in family life. He would be fantastic with older children.

Behaviour with Other Animals:
Good with other dogs and horses. Not good with cats.

Fostered in: Leeds

September 2013 – Bouncer has gone to his Forever Home

Update from Bouncer’s Forever Home: 29 September 2013

Clare says “Bouncer has settled in really well and is happy to share all his toys with our other dog.

He is definitely a very good traveller. He loves his walks and is very happy to greet any other dog. We have even been able to let him off the lead for a short period on a walk and he came back to us which is a great sign. Everybody who has met him has said what a lovely boy he is. We took him to Oxford, where he had a nice big garden to run in, and it was great to see him so happy.

We are really looking forward to getting to know him even better.

Matthew, Max, Ella and I want to say thank you so much to the IRR, who are a fantastic organisation, and to Dawn for looking after him in his foster home.”