Meet Buddy – a 2 year old male golden who had a pretty rotten life to start. He came from south Georgia where he lived in a backyard tied to a chain. The neighbors begged his owners to let him off the chain and time and time again they refused. Finally they convinced his owners to let them find Buddy a new home. Buddy had never been to the vet and that was his first stop. We found out Buddy has heartworms and thanks to a great group of great kids who raised money by making dog treats and selling them he is all better. He asked us to thank Davis Esslinger, Mary-Crawford Essingler, Mary-Holt Crewdson, Laurel Lee Chatham and Sarah Kallis. And Buddy’s new dad would like to thank them too. Dad is over the moon with his new buddy – Buddy. Buddy will get to hike with dad, play ball with dad and he’s hoping dad will scoot over and give him a portion of the bed too. You know, goldens do make great foot warmers. Either way, Buddy now has a great life – and that rotten past is just that – his past. He’ll never be tied to a tree again!