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Welcome Home Rosebud

Early Saturday morning we took a drive out to pick up our 6 week old Golden Retriever. At this point, we didn’t know which Golden Retriever Wayne had picked out for us. The family had expressed a preference for the female Golden Retriever with the “pink” collar.

We arrived at breeders around 10A in the morning. Wayne met us at the kennel and explained that he had two choices for us: pink and teal green. Both dogs were female and going to be a balance between a couch potato and a high energy sporting dog. From our previous visits we fell in love with pink. Christine and I remember a similar decision point for Bisco; we settled for the coach potato in Bisco’s case. Fortunately, closed on pink, soon to be Rosebud, before another couple came who also wanted pink. Dad had to explain to the other couple that pink had already been spoken for. The woman was visibly crushed. Good thing we came early.

Now a little background on Rosebud’s parents. She was born on February 12, 2012. Bacardi was her father and Sera was her mom. Sera was born on August 6, 2009. Her AKC registration number is SR58424402. Sera’s father was Chuckanut’s Captain. Captain’s dad was Andy who won Best in Breed for the Sporting Group at Westminster dog show in 2006.

Lucky Visits for a Week

Lucky visited us for a week while the Laverings went skiing in Bachelor. Caring for Lucky was good training and preparation for taking Rosebud home the following weekend. We learned how to block off the kitchen and made a run to Babies R Us to get some gates. Also, we stocked up on chew toys. As it turned out Lucky’s favorite chew toy was Allison.

Allison’s Violin Recital

Allison’s violin recital on March 24, 2012. Allison’s violin teacher is Anna-Ruth Boyce. Allison played Duckie’s song.

Seattle Dog Show

The family visited the Seattle Dog Show to research the right breed for our next dog. We walked up and down the aisles asking questions about each breed. We also watched some Goldens compete in conformance and a bunch of dogs compete in Agility. Dad liked the Agility the best. One of the lowlights for the agility competition was when a dog went to the bathroom on the course. The next dog was doing great until he reached the affected spot and got distracted. We also watched a police officer give a talk on canine units. It was really interesting to learn how they train German Shepherds as police dogs.

On the car ride home, Christine asked everyone to rank the dogs they liked best. Everyone said, 1) Golden; 2) Golden; 3) Golden. I guess we’re going to get a Golden next, maybe a female this time.