Lone Ranger

Hi Ho Silver … oops… We mean, Hi Ho Goldens, away!

Yep, Lone Ranger and his trusty Golden friend Tonto were found wandering the streets of a Central Texas town not too long ago. The two heroes wound up cooling their heels in the pokey (the indignity!), but luckily Gold Ribbon Rescue promptly posted  bail. And before you could say “Hi Ho , away!” the two gents and another stray, little Faye, were whisked to Austin and to the vet. Tonto continued to travel south, where he has already found  a forever home through Houston GR rescue. But Lone Ranger and Faye both moved to our home.

The vet pronounced Lone Ranger in excellent health and put his age at around 2 or 3, based on  his pearly white teeth.  And—heartworm negative! no intestinal parasites! already neutered!He did have some fleas, but we took care of those in short order. His fur is a little thin and coarse right now, but with the right food and vitamins he is going to be stunning.

We decided to foster both Lone Ranger and Faye because we knew Gold Ribbon Rescue was getting flooded with dogs at the holidays.   We already have a 10-year-old GRR girl, Chloe, and a 2-year-old Havanese, Cricket, who weighs in at just 10 pounds.

Right away we knew Ranger was a love bug.  His favorite maneuver is to come up when you’re sitting on the sofa – he gets his front paws up around you, then burrows his head into your lap for hugs and pets.  He is extremely calm and easygoing around the house.  Introductions to everyone were so easy, and it was clear he ws very happy to be in the company of three beautiful ladies! Oh Ranger!  He and Faye spend a lot of time playing, chasing each other, and carousing, much to the chagrin of Chloe, who supervises all of these activities. If she thinks things are getting out of hand, she heads over to the scene of the commotion and gives a “woof” and then kisses to break it up. So funny to see. Of course, the two new dogs mind her right away.

As Ranger’s personality has started to come out more, we have discovered that he’s terrified of loud noises. Walks are very slow,  because he stops in mid-stride when a car passes.   Of course, we may have 15 or 20 cars go by in the course of a walk, so we have to stop and give a lot of reassurance.  We haven’t had a loud thunderstorm yet, but we’ll really be interested to see how he’ll react.  Our guess is that Ranger lived outdoors (that would help explain the flea infestation) near a busy road, with streams of cars that terrified him.

We will let you know more about Ranger as we get to know this charming guy even better.

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