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Edit avatar · **Re: Post pictures of your pets! -** April 25th 2010, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghost On The Highway

Docker (Golden, four years old but acts like he's one, may or may not be due to the fact that he OD'd on pills three years ago

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Mara (11 year old Border Collie/Shepherd mix. She was a rescue and we almost took her back to the pound because of her strong resemblance to Satan, but we kept her and she eventually settled down -- probably because of her arthritis but definitely still a blessing. She believes she is smarter than all of the human race and obeys commands only when they are to her benefit.)

Your Golden retriever looks like mine. She was a great dog. How did he OD on pills?

And the comment you made about his age was hilarious. My Golden Retriever acted like she was a puppy till she reached the age of 7 and then she calmed down immensely. But she was still wild! I think Golden retrievers are just crazy like that! Haha but they are really loyal dogs and loving and totally worth it all.

I noticed that if I took my golden retriever for a 15-30 minute walk everyday she would be a little more calm. She got all tuckered out. I also noticed that if I skipped a walk she would be extra hyper. Maybe you could try that with yours?

And, my golden retriever had separation anxiety which made things complicated! Haha the Christmas of the year we first got her we left to go to a family members house, and because we had just gotten her the previous week we didn't have the backyard set up for her etc, well we left her inside and we came home two or three hours later and she had 'unwrapped' some of the presents. She was really excited about it and wanted to show all of us her handy work. It was quite funny. We told the vet about this and some other things she did and he mentioned the separation anxiety. He told us to get another dog. We got a cat and Angel, my dog, loved us for that.