Wilson

I met Wilson today. I am so in love.

Wilson is a 4 week old golden doodle puppy. He lives with his mother, Dally, a full golden retriever and his 8 brothers and sisters in a family’s garage in Frankfurt Kansas. He currently belongs to Kendra and Rex Michaelis but he now knows that I’m his mommy.

I had gotten three pics of Wilson before today. I spent the afternoon playing with him and cuddling him in the garage and then on the lawn and getting to know his Mama and his owner.

Dally is a six year old sweet, friendly golden. She came up for lots of love and attention and enjoyed being scrached and loved on. She was calm the whole time and obedient to her owner. She apparenlty can tell when her little 4 year old owner is goiog to have a seizure and nudges her to lie down. No one taught her this. Dally is not a large golden, she weighs about 50 pounds. Apparently, Wilson’s father is a standard poodle.

Wilson had a sweet disposition. Some of his brothers and sisters were whiny and less snuggly. Some were more aggressive and playful. Wilson was the biggest glutton. He got IN the food dish and pushed his way first to his mama’s teets when they were available even though they are apparently nonproductive. He snuggled my face and by the end of the day, kept coming back to me. I caught him watching me at one point, too. He nibbled on me a couple of times but wasn’t as nibbly and some of his siblings. I think he’s going to have a wonderful disposition for a pet and hopefully a therapy dog.

Wilson’s owners are experienced breeders but more importantly, they are dog lovers. They don’t do this just for the money. There were three dogs running around, an adorable 4 month Shih Tzu mix and a poodle. Kendra talked about several other dogs they own between the house and the farm.

I spent three hours with Wilson and it was sad to leave. It will be hard not to want to make the trip again to see him before I bring him home in 16 days.