Parker
Golden Retriever

Photo of Parker, a male Golden Retriever
Home:Garden Grove, CA  [I have a diary!]  
Age: 3 Years   Sex: Male   Weight: 51-100 lbs


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Nicknames:
Parker the Barker. Park. I used to call him my cartoon-nose boy. Now I call Nikki & Parker "The Barkers." Coz when one starts barkin', the other is sure to follow. Try shutting them up!

Doggie Dynamics:
 Energy 
sleepyenergetic
 
 Intelligence 
sillygenius
 
 Friendliness 
aggressiveaffectionate
 
 Playfulness 
not playfulvery playful
 
 Disposition 
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Quick Bio:
-purebred

Likes:
To play and to be loved. And he loves squeaky balls and chews.

Pet-Peeves:
When Nikki has something, he immediately covets it. He doesn't like strange animals to come near him; he can get aggressive. It appears to be fear-based.

Favorite Toy:
Any toy that Nikki wants at that moment.

Favorite Food:
I've switched him right over to Nutro Large Breed and he's had no adverse reaction. Update: well, later, he had some problems with it, so he's been on I/D. Now the vet says I can slowly change him over to Hill's Sensitive Stomach, which isn't an RX food.

Favorite Walk:
We mostly just walk around the neighborhood. I'd love to take him other places, but he's hard to handle in public if there are other dogs around. We're working on that.

Best Tricks:
Sit. He also "waits" at the back door, plus he can shake, roll over and stay.

Arrival Story:
Well, it's quite a story. I was thinking of getting a playmate for Nikki, so was looking at Chase here on Dogster (a great dog!) and I also had filled out an online application for a Golden Retriever at one of the local rescue groups. One day, while I was at PetsMart, the trainer flagged me down. A couple, who had trained their Golden puppy there, were moving and needed to find someone to take their neutered male Golden named Parker, and their other female dog named Red. The trainer thought of me, without even knowing that I was looking for a dog! On Wednesday, by 1 p.m., Parker was mine. Red went to a rescue organization. It was sad, however, to break them up as Red was almost four years old, and Parker had been with her since he was a puppy. I don

Bio:
When I finally got him home on Wednesday, I took him into the backyard first. He had been stressed and rather calm, but when he saw the backyard, he brightened up and the stress seemed to leave his body immediately. He had drunk very little water when I offered it to him earlier, but now he made up for it and drank buckets full! Parker and Nikki get along quite well. They love to play together, although tonight Parker was trying to be a bit more dominant, if you know what I mean. Parker covets Nikki's chew, even when he has one of his own. Parker is more of a cuddler than Nikki, but both are excitable dogs. I think Nikki's excitability has rubbed off on Parker, much to my chagrin. I sure was hoping it'd be the other way around! :-)

Forums Motto:
All the balls and chews are MINE!

The Groups I'm In:
!!!! Frisco Pups !!!!, !!!! Treat Pup Lovers !!!!, !!!!!!!!Dog Movies for Grown-ups!, !Kitty & Doggy Dating Frenzy!, !WATER DOGS!, !~!~!~CUTEST PUPPYS EVER!~!~!~!~, " the planets funnyest dogs", "Canadian Golden Retrievers" who want to be Friends with other Goldens..., "DOGSTERHOLICS", ♥ Golden Angelz ♥, ♥ Steve Irwin Memorial ♥, ♥I Love My Golden Retriever!!!♥, ♥Multi-dog syndrome♥, (For the love of) SQUEAKY TOYS!!!, * With Love to Your Golden Beauty *, ****Trouble-makers Anonymous****, ♣*5 Paws Hotel Resort*♣, ♥Bark!Meow!Growl!Purr!♥, Artistic Expressions, GOT TRICKS???, It's Tricky, Welcome Waggin' for Dogsters and Catsters, ~*Dog Park PlayGround and Pawty Place*~, ~*~Princess Divas ~&~ Prince Charmings!~*~, ~Tails n' Tongues~, ~~~Fancypants Cafe~~~, Absolutely GOLDEN, Advocates for Positive Training, AGAINST ANIMAL CRUELTY, All Dogs of California, Animal Rescue, Ban Stupid Legislation, Bay Area Big Dogs, Beach Dogs, Beach Dogs!!, Cali. Cats and Doggies, California Cats and Dogs, Cats And Dogs Needing Adoption NOW!, Cats In Albany/Corvallis Oregon Desperate Need of Homes!!!, DAAC(dogs against animal cruelty), Dog Lovers, Dog Sports - Agility, Dogs Against Animal Neglect, Dogs of the San Fernando Valley in Cali, Dogster Kool Dog Cafe!, Fischer, Golden Puppies, Golden Retriever FunHouse, Golden Retrievers of California, Golden swimmers, Goldens and Friends, Goldens Galore Club!, Goldens of glory, Goldie Retreivers, Goldies!! :), Gorgeous Goldens, Happy Dogs, Irish Setters, Jodidogs Support, Labradors and Golden Retrievers only, Lola's Pooch Posse, LosAngelesDogs, Love 'em? Fix 'em., Magnetic Mouth Society, Paws Club, Pet-O-Nomics, Plate Licker 100%, Pound Dogs/Cats Unite with Purebreeds, President Isabel's Animal Abuse Commission, PURRS N WOOFS VILLAGE, Rescued Doggies, Rescued Dogs of all Breeds, Stop animal abuse, Thank God For Dogs!, The Country Dogs!, The Disney Group, The Dogs of Huntington Beach, The Dogster Force, The Golden Retriver Possy!, Volume 2 Goldens Birthday/Anniversary Picture Album, ~~~*Dog Park USA*~~~

The Last Forum I Posted In:
When does the chewing and tearing STOP??

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I got sick again. :-(


June 12th 2008 6:18 pm   [link to this entry]

Mommy got so scared Monday morning. She heard a loud thump coming from the kitchen and at first she didn't know what it was. It was me.

I had fallen over and hit the ground hard. I had another seizure. Then I had a second one at midnight.

I'm now on RX for it. Mommy got it filled at her pharmacy, but those instructions they gave us really has me bummed. Coz I'm on these meds, I can't operate heavy machinery, drive a car--coz I the pills might make me drowsy--or drink booze.

Gosh, isn't it enough that I have seizures, but they gotta take away all my fun too?

Geesh!


Rushed to the Vet!


April 30th 2008 1:28 pm   [link to this entry]

I scared my mom. I sure did. She got hysterical.

Yesterday, she walked into the kitchen and there I was, right in the middle of a seizure! She had never seen one before so she didn't know what to do. All she could think of was to call 911.

Well, she didn't do that. But she did rush me to the vet after I came out of it. I had an EKG, blood work and an x-ray. All came back clear.

So it looks like I have epilepsy. That and another ear infection.

She got meds for my ear infection but we're waiting to see about the epilepsy. So no drugs yet for that. Hopefully I won't have another one for many years!

P.S. Mommy is fostering a new pup named Pearl. She's a handful and likes to fence-fight with me. Uh, make that glass-door-fight with me. Mom puts a stop to it, but she wonders if the stress wasn't a trigger. It could be but there's no way to tell.


YOUR PHONE CALL CAN SAVE CONGO'S LIFE!!! PLEASE HELP- CONGO!!!!


November 13th 2007 1:07 pm   [link to this entry]

Congo, the GSD, LOST his court case today! This is a death sentence for this beautiful dog!

Please call 609-292-6000 TODAY to tell the governor that Congo should NOT be put down! They are taking a tally of people who are AGAINST putting this dog down. If enough people call in, it will save his life!

I called in and it took only a minute of my time. PLEASE CALL TODAY!!

Here's the post:

URGENT!!!! - Congo Lost in Court - PLS CALL NJ GOV CORZINE TO OVERRIDE!!

The governor's office is taking calls and they are doing a tally of people who are for or AGAINST putting this GSD down. Plz take a second to call as his life is on the line here!!! O tell them wut state you are from!!!

Thanks!

PLEASE CROSS POST

For those not familiar with Congo's case:
1. two illegal immigrants were gardening at the family's house
2. they arrived an hour early
3. they were told by the husband to stay in their truck until he could
get out of the shower and get some clothes on
4. the husband speaks Spanish and spoke to them in Spanish so there is
no question they understand what they were told to do
5. they directly disobeyed the husband and walked into the backyard with
the wife, who had just pulled into the driveway)
6. the two adult gsd's and their puppies came running
7. the gardeners panicked
8. ONE GARDENER GRABBED THE WIFE AND WRESTLED HER TO THE GROUND, USING
HER AS A PROTECTIVE SHIELD
9. Congo thought his owner was being attacked and went after the gardener
10. The gardener used his rake to beat at the puppies and inflicted some
injuries on them.
11. the gardener changed his story three times (interesting note on
official bias: when the owner said the gardener changed his story five
times, the dog warden said "No, he only changed his story 3 times.")

EVERYONE PLEASE WRITE & CALL
New Jersey Gov.Corzine
Urge him to OVERRIDE CONGO's DEATH SENTENCE

Gov.'s office is taking a numerical tally on how many people call -
please call him
Office of the Governor PO Box 001 Trenton, NJ 08625
609- 292-6000
Email by going to his site: http://www.nj. gov/governor/ govmail.html

NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS ESPECIALLY NEEDED!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!
NY and PA residents also especially helpful...


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