“Griff’s Journey to LOVE"

 

Griff has come a long way since the summer of 2024 when he joined our family. After

recovering from a bout with heartworms, his energy seemed to grow daily by leaps and bounds.

 

Now he is energetic and playful, a happy and incredibly gentle fellow. Griff has yet to meet a

person or dog he does not love - cats excepted! Griff loves his stuffed animal toys, especially

the ones that squeak. These toys are ideal for his endless games of catch and chase all over the

house. When we are not responsive to Griff’s ”I want to play” messages, he disappears into

the back of the house and reemerges with a pillow, a shoe, or anything else that will get our

attention. This generally works pretty well – he has trained us well.

 

Griff likes to go for walks; starting with a long early morning walk before sunrise, we walk many

miles every day. Although Griff loves a good walk, he is not a fan of swimming. He only

reluctantly wades into water and much prefers to sniff along the water’s edge. In our yard,

Griff will roll onto his back and toss a toy in the air, catching it and holding it in his paws. He

also likes to play go-fetch with his “squirrel” frisbee toy. It is very exciting when he times a leap

and snags the squirrel in mid-air. This pleases him immensely.

 

“Now his days are filled with love, comfort, and the joy of being truly home.”