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August 9, 2005

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Gustav, the Dog of the Day
Name: Gustav
Age: Eight years old
Gender: Male Breed: Labrador Retriever
Home: New York, USA
 
   Gustav! what a cool name right?!? We think so and most folks who meet him do too. We can't take credit for naming him, however, as that was his name given at birth by the Guiding Eyes organization he came from.

    Gustav (a/k/a Goosy, Gus, wiggly-worm) came to us after the folks at Guiding eyes had to make a tough decision to release him from the program. At the time I was volunteering for them, and they asked if I could watch a dog named Gustav, approx. six months old for two months as he just came out of an operation and needed to recover before going back into the program. Sure, we already had a lab from them we adopted the year prior, Lois., so why not watch him a few months.

    By the time we got him home the day we picked him up, my husband and I looked at each other and said: "I want to keep him!" I don't know if Lois felt the same way, but as the story goes he is staying with us forever!! Gus is the most loving dog I ever met or owned! He's so obedient, he only wants to please his Mom and Dad and sisters Lois and Savannah. He is just so gorgeous to watch run and play as his build is not that of a typical lab, he's slender with long legs. Just a beautiful guy all-round! I feel extremely fortunate to be loved by The Goose!!

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