I wasn’t trying to throw anyone off with the title of this post, but we have adopted a new dog, and like all our dogs he is a member of the family.
We adopted “Odus”, a 2 year old Golden Retriever, in September from the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides. These dogs originally were trained to help visually impaired individuals but they have expanded to include Hearing, Service, Seizure Response, Autism Assistance, Diabetic Alert and Facility Support. The dogs are trained extensively for these services and sometimes certain dogs just don’t have the disposition to function well in these environments.
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Odus was one of those dogs that just didn’t quite fit all the parameters required. He’s a great dog and we’re thrilled to have him join our family. He has settled in well and become best buddies with Acer, our four-year-old Golden Retriever.
Odus was a rarity in the program in that he was a Golden Retriever. This of course was one of my main attractions to him. I have had five ‘Goldens’ through the course of my life and Odus is now number 6.
His registration will be Odus Milo Gunner Spencer Wordsworth.
We were lucky to have received a photo of Odus as a puppy. Is there is anything as cute a Golden Retriever puppy? Anything? I don’t think so.
He is big, enthusiastic dog who sleeps with Acer and loves attention.
He loves water which is great for us, and he loves chasing squirrels. This may have been one of his personality traits that didn’t mesh well with him being a guide dog. He gets distracted on walks very easily, by squirrels, birds… well, you name it. In fact, just to prove he’d fit in with our family he got sprayed by a skunk at 5 in the morning last Saturday.
Odus is great in the car which is helpful for a mobile family like ours.
Acer and Odus love our walks and they already sleep together which is great to see. It’s so nice to see Acer has such a good buddy again.
In the adoption description of Odus it said “People wise, all he wants is to be adored by someone. Someone to play with, love and cuddle.”
Clearly Odus has come to the right place!
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