Chewy was the name given to this 4-year-old male Golden mix (more Golden than mix) by our transporter, who rescued him from the Eastside MCACCS Shelter in mid-December – he chewed through the leash and towel she had put in the crate with him. He seemed very frightened, tucking his tail under his rear. Since he was a stray, we have no history on him, but it is likely he was running loose for some time – he had some skin issues on his legs, a thinning tail and was quite underweight. He received the rabies and DHPP vaccines at the shelter and they gave him a microchip. However, AGR did the rest: neutered him, had the leptospirosis vaccine given, and had him tested for heartworm and valley fever, both, fortunately, negative. He was renamed Finn by his forever family. They told us:

He is the biggest love and we adore him! He does not seem to realize his own size – when he becomes excited, he jumps around in a circle, butt wiggling, and can bump into things. Just the other night, we left for a while and left him out of the crate as “he is not a fan.” Having unsupervised freedom, he succeeded in T-P-ing the whole house. Taking a hold of the end of the roll on the wall, he took off, trailing it behind him. Our only continuing challenges are getting him trained to use the crate and learning his commands. His initial kennel cough responded well to treatment and now he is fine. Finn may have come to us with no history, but he sure is making some wonderful memories with his new family!