Graber turned five years old this week. Unlike the rest of us, he did not get to choose his own birthday cake. He got the same kibble he's eaten every day for the past four years. His big treat was the neighbor kids coming over and asking if they could play with him. He had a great time.
Just in case you're not familiar with Golden Retrievers, I've included some quotes from that encyclopedia of dog knowledge, Wikipedia. "Golden Retrievers have an instinctive love of water, and are easy to train to basic or advanced obedience standards." This statement provides more proof that the folks at Wiki need to do a little bit more research before they publish. Graber has been in the water exactly twice and he hated it both times. And "easy to train" is not the phrase that comes to mind when I think of Graber.
"Although they need substantial outdoor exercise, they should be housed in a fenced area because of their instinctual tendency to roam.[2] The dog sheds copiously, particularly at the change of seasons, and requires fairly regular grooming." In this paragraph the Wiki folks seems to have done their homework. This summer when the gate to our yard was not working properly I received several calls at work from strangers, "I have your dog". Funny, they never asked for a ransom.
"The breed's friendly, gentle temperament means it is unsuited to being a professional guard dog" -- a truer statement was never made except maybe for the following -- "Golden Retrievers are rarely choosy eaters." Thanks Wikipedia!
I'm going to try and increase my blog readership by posting some puppy pictures. Everybody loves puppy pictures. Most of these were taken when he was 2-4 months old. After that we put the camera away for a couple of months and then before we realized it he was all grown up.
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| Man and his best friend sacked out together. |
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| Graber has a long history of being helpful |
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| This time he's helping Grant shoot his air rifle |
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