And we did. A wonderful, loyal, cuddly gentle giant of a dog - Rex (or as Michael calls him:T-Rex). GRROW (Golden Retriever Rescue of Wisconsin) did a phenomenal job placing a fantastic 7 year old baby with us. Rex is keeping us walking at night and happy all day. He may be 7 but there is a lot of playful puppy in this old man that makes life around here truly fun. Last night Rex was so eager to play that he went to his basket (admidst all of the toy baskets) and pulled out a toy of his dropping it in front of the 10 month old princess. Every time Greta would grab it, he would gently paw it or retriever it with his teeth - careful to never hurt or scare her. She would grab it back and the game would continue. When her interest waned, he went to basket grabbing a new toy and dropping it at Greg's feet, then Michael's, then mine. In no time, dinner was halted and the entire family (sans cat) was on the living room floor rolling around stealing toys from each other and laughing endlessly. As cliche as it will sound, a dog has really balanced us out. Blood sugar peaks and valleys are no match for the happiness and love of a 93lb four legged baby. Thank you to GRROW and our Father in Heaven for giving us this very special gift.
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