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Entry #1: "A Glowing
Golden on a Sunlit Autumn Afternoon"
Pictured: 3-year-old Azure's
Raging 'RIVER'
Maggie McGovern: Brockville, Ontario Canada
Entry #2: "Puppy
Joy"
Pictured: 12-week-old
CAELEIGH
Dynessa D. Nordrum: Princeton, Minnesota
Entry #3: "Loving
Life to the Fullest!"
Pictured: 18-month-old
CAHILL
Dynessa D. Nordrum: Princeton, Minnesota
Entry #4: "Dilyn, In all his Glory"
Pictured:
6-year-old DILYN
Lynn Huizinga: Springville, California
Entry #5: "Another Great Spring Day"
Pictured:
[l to r] 6-year-old
DILYN, 6-month-old
PUNKY & 8-year-old
SIDNEY
Lynn Huizinga: Springfield, California
Entry #6: "Dog Pile!"
Pictured:
[l to r] 3-month-old
CHANDLER,
10-month-old TEDDY & 8-month-old
MILLER
Pat Lawson:
Queen Creek, Arizona
Entry #7: "Gold Abounds"
Pictured:
4-year-old
DAKOTA
Brandi Thornton: Kitimat, British
Columbia Canada
Entry #8: "Very Happy at Bark in the Park"
Pictured:
4-year-old
BOB GATES
Cheryl Olvera: Fremont, California
Entry #9: "Smelling the Flowers"
Pictured:
5-year-old
CALLAHAN
Denise Buczek: Santa Monica, California
Entry #10: "My Favorite Stuffed Toy"
Pictured: 6-year-old MOSEBY
Denise Buczek: Santa Monica, California
Entry #11: "Wintertime Smiles"
Pictured:
4-year-old TEDDY
Marnie Delano: Kingston, New York
Entry #12: "My Golden Sunshine"
Pictured:
3-year-old MOLLY CGC (companion to Nora Wilcox)
Karen Avery McClure: Pensacola, Florida
Entry #13: "Angel Smiles from Heaven"
Pictured:
1-year-old ANGEL
Janice McIntyre: Spencerville, Ontario Canada
Entry #14: "Happy after a Walk"
Pictured:
1-year-old NICKY
Elizabeth Hoffman: Newtown, Pennsylvania
Entry #15: "Taking
Time to Stop and Smell the Posies"
Pictured:
2-year-old IZABELLE
Wendy Young: Lakeland, Florida
Entry #16: "Sophie
at Sunrise"
Pictured:
8-year-old SOPHIE
Lysee Kierstein: Indialantic, Florida
Entry #17: "A
Toothy Smile"
Pictured:
3-year-old HAMISH
Bob & Sheila Johnson: Aurora, Illinois
Entry #18: "Happy in her New Forever Home"
Pictured:
~3-year-old SOPHIE
Bob & Sheila Johnson: Aurora, Illinois
Entry #19: "Smelling
the Salt Air"
Pictured:
9-year-old August 'GUS'
Mary Jane Rizzella: Laurel, New York
Entry #20: "Look Mom, Cory brought this to ME!"
Pictured:
12-year-old (Bridge Golden)
CHELSEA
(Cory, who got this brand new shoe from a
neighbor's home, was Chelsea's rescue brother.)
Sandra Hill: Fresno, California
Entry #21: "Won't you be my Valentine?"
Pictured:
20-month-old HOPE
Wendy Young: Lakeland, Florida
Entry #22: "I'm Just a Happy Girl"
Pictured:
11½-year-old KEELY
Cathy Deloreto: Windham, New York
Entry #23: "My Golden Dream Come True"
Pictured:
2-year-old DUKE
Cathy Deloreto: Windham, New York
Entry #24: "Golden Devil Boy"
Pictured:
1½-year-old POLAR
Pamela Patton: Paradise, Pennsylvania
Entry #25: "My Smiling Clown"
Pictured:
8½-year-old MOLLIE
Cathy Deloreto: Windham, New York
Entry #26: "Happiness is Dakota"
Pictured:
2-year-old DAKOTA
Mitch Kirby: Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Entry #27: "Say Cheese!"
Pictured:
4-year-old BECKER
Homeward Bound Golden Retriever
Rescue
Barbara Driscoll: Auburn, California
Entry #28: "Thinking of You"
Pictured:
5½-year-old INGRID
John Kaitschuck: El Cerrito, California
Entry #29: "Boat Ride Enjoyment"
Pictured:
2½-year-old DALTON
Bonnie Saxenmeyer: Mount Laurel, New Jersey
Entry #30: "May I Have Another Cookie PLEASE?"
Pictured:
7-year-old ARCHIE
Jeanne Urna: Lincoln Park, New Jersey
Entry #31: "That was a Good One!"
Pictured:
7-year-old YOSHI
Connie McCabe: Glendale, Arizona
Entry #32: "Gabe"
Pictured:
3-year-old CCI Service Dog GABE
Elizabeth Shames: North White Plains, New York
Entry #33: "Thank You for Adopting Me!"
Pictured:
2½-year-old HALEY
Barbara Green: Vernon, New Jersey
Entry #34: "Queen of the House"
Pictured:
12½-year-old MANDY
Catherine Smith: Woodstock, Ontario Canada
Entry #35: "Just Relax and Smile"
Pictured:
5-week-old SOLO
Shanna Kahler: Marlton, New Jersey
Entry #36: "Golden Oldie Smile"
Pictured:
~11-year-old ANGELO
Jeanne Urna: Lincoln Park, New Jersey
Entry #37: "Swimming + Dirt = Pure Golden Joy"
Pictured:
2-year-old Service Dog ABEL Off
Duty
Alice Johnson: Bellingham, Washington
Entry #38: "First Time in the Ocean"
Pictured:
4-year-old SAVANNAH
Barbara Green: Vernon, New Jersey
Entry #39: "Phoebe's Glowing, Growing Grin"
Pictured:
4-year-old Rainbow's Glenlaurel
All That Jazz CGC 'PHOEBE'
Suzy Miller: Enumclaw, Washington
Entry #40: "Sweet Snowball Smiles"
Pictured:
2-year-old Glenlaurel's On Golden
Pond CGC 'LAKE'
Suzy Miller: Enumclaw, Washington
Entry #41: "Maggie's Sunlit Smile"
Pictured:
8-week-old Rainbow's Sweet
Magnolia 'MAGGIE'
Suzy Miller: Enumclaw, Washington
Entry #42: "Happy to No Longer be Wearing an
E-Collar"
Pictured:
4-year-old HUNTER
Barb Payne: Columbia, Missouri
Entry #43: "ALMOST DRY....LET'S GO SWIMMING AGAIN!"
Pictured:
8-year-old (Bridge Golden) WOODS
Robert Tetreault: Dana Point, California
Entry #44: "Feeling Good"
Pictured:
13-year-old TOBY
Ronnie Mayer: Baltimore, Maryland
Entry #45: "Life is Good"
Pictured:
11-year-old PAGANINI
Ronnie Mayer: Baltimore, Maryland
Entry #46: "Murphy's Last Grin"
Pictured:
14-year-old MURPHY TAILWAGGER
Ken Noto: Westminster, Maryland
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I know that you
state that this contest is only open to
Goldens, but to me he was Golden.
Murphy Tailwagger had a Heart of Gold, a
heart filled with love. He was a gentle,
loving dog. And yesterday we had to put my
14-year-old Golden-hearted dog to
sleep. I'm heartbroken. But I know that
someday, when I cross that Rainbow Bridge
myself, he'll be waiting to greet me,
waiting to accompany me on my next journey,
ever my faithful and loving canine
companion.
Murphy Tailwagger suffered from Canine
Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome. It's sort of
Doggie Alzheimer's Disease. A dreadful
disease that robs the dog's memories. We
never heard about this disease until
recently. We didn't realize that our dog's
failure to recognize us—wag
his tail at us when we returned home or his
incontinence were early signs of this
disease. The one vet we visited didn't see
it either, he chalked up the dog's problems
to his getting old. Anyway, things got worse
over the past year. Murphy became very
confused. When he saw the first snowfall, he
didn't know what to do. It was heartbreaking
to see him this way. When we found out what
he had, we tried the medicine for it—Anipril.
But it did not work. We tried one additional
medicine, but Murphy kept getting more and
more confused at home. He paced back and
forth in confusion—he
moaned and groaned. We finally had no choice
but to put him to sleep, to give him peace.
We were heartbroken, utterly heartbroken. We
had rescued Murphy when he was about
4-years-old and he lived with us for ten
years & 3 months. Anyway the evening before
we took Murphy to the vet to have him
euthanized I took this photo. I would like
to enter it in your contest. To me he had a
Golden Heart filled with love and a Golden
Smile about him.
─ Ken Noto |
Entry #47: "A Sirius Smile"
Pictured:
18-month-old SIRIUS
(companion to Margaret Dubitsky)
Mary Jane Rizzella: Laurel, New York
Entry #48: "The Official Greeter of the Criswell
Home"
Pictured:
7½-year-old TIPPER EMILY
Cindy Criswell: Gardners, Pennsylvania
Entry #49: "Yeah! I Got the Chewee!"
Pictured:
6½-year-old CORRIE
Linda McDonald: Bathgate, Scotland
Entry #50: "C'mon, Mom--Let's Go Out and Play!"
Pictured:
3½-year-old SAMANTHA
Carol Rock: Willow Springs, North Carolina
Entry #51: "Life is Good!"
Pictured:
8-week-old SALTER
Carol Rock: Willow Springs, North Carolina
Entry #52: "Walk Softly and Carry a Big Stick"
Pictured:
4½-month-old CONNOR
Mitch Kirby: Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Entry #53: "I'm A Circus Doggy"
Pictured:
16-week-old KATRINA
Terry Batt: Pt St Lucie, Florida
Entry #54: "My Happy Boy"
Pictured:
4-year-old (Bridge Golden)
WOLFGANG
Terry Batt: Pt St Lucie, Florida
Entry #55: "Golden Goof"
Pictured: 6-year-old
OSCAR
Karen Mier: Madison, Wisconsin
Entry #56: "Golden Treasure"
Pictured:
11½-year-old KAYTEE
Karen Mier: Madison, Wisconsin
(Click here
for Kaytee's page!)
Entry #57: "A Lulu of a Smile"
Pictured: 8-month-old
LULU
Marnie Delano: Kingston, New York
Entry #58: "A SMILE that Lights up a Room!"
Pictured: 3-year-old
SYDNEY ROSE
Lisa Neyer: San Clemente, California
Entry #59: "Play With Me"
Pictured: 1½-year-old
CALLAHAN
Terry Batt: Pt St Lucie, Florida
Entry #60: "My Sweet, Happy Rescue Girl...Light of
My Life"
Pictured: 9-year-old
TYLER
Donna Baker: West Chester, Pennsylvania
Entry #61: "Mr. Camel On My Mind"
Pictured: 8-year-old
CODIE-BEAR
Catherine Morales: Miami, Florida
Entry #62: "Smile for the Camera, Kitty!"
Pictured: 4-month-old
KENNA
Jan Corey Arnett: Battle Creek, Michigan
(Click
here to visit Kenna's Tribute page)
Entry #63: "Hi Mommy! I came running, now what can
I do?"
Pictured: 2½-year-old
EINSTEIN
Catherine Anderson : Salt Lake City, Utah
Entry #64: "My First Woobie, My First Smile"
Pictured: 3-month-old Service Dog in Training
LOGAN
Suzan Morris : Old Orchard Beach, Maine
Entry #65: "Smiling on a Beautiful Summer Day"
Pictured: 12-year-old
DJ
Judy Hutton: Warren, Michigan
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