Rowdy (formerly Shadow AL) is an absolutely wonderful 6 year old purebred male golden retriever. He was surrendered to a Humane Society in Alabama (hence the AL at the end of his name since we already have one Shadow in the program) by his owners because they couldn’t afford to keep him anymore. The rescue coordinator who knows AGA well called us first. She preferred we find him a home because of how well we screen applicants/ So we did! He was adopted by wonderful woman who now had to return him because she was having difficulty walking him. You see Rowdy gets excited when he sees another dog (wants to play) or a squirrel (wants to chase) and his owner wasn’t strong enough to hold him. Unfortunately she didn’t have a fenced in yard and had to walk him several times a day. So this wonderful dog came back to us and after a short stay in his foster home learning what “heel” means, his heart has been won again! He connected instantly with his new family. They greeted one another like long lost friends. Soon after he jumped right in the back of their SUV and headed home. Now he’ll have his very own mom and dad and lots of love, spoils (and continued trained) in his future!