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Golden Retriever (medium coat)  : :  Female  : :  Adult  : :  Large


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About Bessie

  • Status: Adopted!
  • Adoption Fee: 350.00
  • Species: Dog
  • General Color: Golden/Chestnut
  • Current Size: 72 Pounds
  • Current Age: 18 Years 7 Months (best estimate)
  • Fence Required: Yes
  • Housetrained: Yes
  • Obedience Training Needed: Needs Training
  • Exercise Needs: High
  • Grooming Needs: Moderate
  • Shedding Amount: Moderate
  • Reaction to New People: Friendly
Bessie is a beautiful 4 year old girl, very friendly, 72 lbs and looks well cared for.  She is has a beautiful coat.  She was intact when she came to us and had obviously had at least one litter.  Bessie speaks no English, but she is smart, pays attention and will learn quickly.
 
Bessie had never received any heartworm preventative and is, entirely predictably, infected with heartworm. She will undergo the standard treatment protocol over the next three months.

If you are interested in adopting a dog that has been treated for heartworm disease, but worried about the long term effects on its health, please know that these dogs can live normal healthy lives following treatment. We suggest that you consult your own vet to confirm this. Then don't be afraid to lose your heart to one of these dogs. You can learn more about this horrible disease from The American Heartworm Society at http://www.heartwormsociety.org/

This dog is currently in one of our wonderful Foster Homes for evaluation and lots of love. All of our dogs stay in their Foster Homes for a minimum two week evaluation period, then remain there until their Forever Home finds them.
 
If you are interested in learning more about this dog, please contact us at applications@grrswf.org for additional information and an adoption application.

PLEASE NOTE: We serve Southwest Florida from Naples to Sarasota, and sometimes slightly beyond if needed or possible. If you are interested in adopting one of our dogs but live outside our usual area of operations, please us know as soon as possible; this will allow us to ascertain whether we have volunteers in your area who would be able to assist in processing your application, and may save you from completing an application that we might be unable to process. Unfortunately, there are some locations that we are simply unable to cover. Much as we would like to, we are unable to work with families on the East coast of Florida as we do not have sufficient representation in that area to perform the required home visits prior to the adoption, or follow-up visits afterward.

More about Bessie

Good with Dogs, Good with Cats, Good with Adults, Does Good in the Car, Requires a yard, Eager To Please, Intelligent

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