Reggie now Red Sox Remy

Reggie went to his forever home in CT on January 27, 2008.

Update in July 2008:

Just thought I'd write to give you an update on this WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL, dog we now own. WE LOVE THIS DOG MORE AND MORE EACH AND EVERY DAY! With the boys being out of school for the summer, Remy is being spoiled more than ever. My older son takes him for his walks and takes him outside to play ball with him. Earlier this year, it seemed 1 or 2 throws of the ball, Remy was done, he just wanted to come back in the house and lay down. Now, he runs a little longer before taking his break. I truly believe it's because he's getting rid of the heartworms. We are really HOPING for a clean bill of health in January when he goes back for his
yearly physical. Sometimes he goes on.....what we call......his
"doofus" run. He gets really excited and runs in complete circles
around the yard, almost wiping himself out and tearing up my lawn
along the way. He is sooooo funny! He just needs to keep an eye open for the one of the trees in the yard which he ALMOST ran into, head on. YIKES!

We found he does not like motorcycles. He's a pretty light sleeper
but he'll either bark at them outside or he picks up his squeaker
toy and squeaks at them from inside when they go up and down our street. He doesn't let one get by without doing something.

In the morning, once I get up and we go through his morning ritual of going out and being fed, I go in to take my shower and come out to find him lying on my side of the bed AND my pillow, all comfy, cozy, as if he were laying there all night. I had a chance to read some of the newsletter and saw you were having the Northeast reunion in September. Thanks for sending me a copy. I sure hope we can make it. Well take care for now and we'll be in touch again soon..........The Kuzia Family

Here is an update from his family on February 24, 2008:

Well, I thought I'd give you an update on how Remy is doing. I've sent
emails to Debbie as well.

Remy had still tested HW+ and although our vet recommends the immiticide treatment, he is supporting our choice to keep him on the ivermectin monthly. He's had his lymes disease shot and his booster shot so he's all set until next year. He is loving the snow, well, at least the more powdery snow. This last storm brought along some ice which has made the snow more of a "packing" snow. It gets stuck between his paws and he doesn't like that much.

We've had the invisible fence installed a couple of days ago and the first
training session went well. Now, with the snow and ice, we've had to
postpone some one on one training with him for a few days. He's not making it easy for us because he doesn't want to leave the yard - which is great, that's what we want - but it makes the training more challenging. The snow doesn't help much either. He needs to learn what will happen if he crosses the boundaries. The correction he'll feel during session 2 with the trainer. They were suppose to come back this week for the 2nd session,
however, since we've had a bit of a delay with warming him up to it, I've
postponed the 2nd session until after some snow melts. That will give us
some more time to work with him before he feels the correction. I don't
think he'll have a problem with it at all.

Tom & I have been watching the new dogs that come in and reading the success stories. What a wonderful thing GSGRR is doing. God bless all of you!

Well, take care and we'll keep you posted on Remy. We can't wait for spring time. The kids are dying to take him out to play ball and frisbee.

The Kuzia Family

My husband is a big time Boston Red Sox fan from when he was a
child, and now my kids are. We even had to switch our TV satellite
dish to another provider so that he can get the NESN network to
watch all of the games. My husband's favorite sports announcer is
from the Red Sox (and even played as a RS) - Jerry Remy. So we
have changed Reggie's name to Remy after this sports announcer. He
seems to respond very well to the name since it's not far off from
Reggie. He even came with a red collar.

I'll be in touch.

Jackie

Debbie, Jeanne & Jim,
Thank you so much for allowing Reggie into our lives. We just
brought him home tonight from the airport and what a wonderful boy
he is. We believe our Penny girl (our former golden of 14 years)
has been watching out for us and has kept Reggie from being adopted
until we were ready. We can't understand how anyone could not have
wanted him. Our two boys absolutely love him as do we. Trust me
when I tell you that our Penny lived like a princess in our house.
You can rest assure that Reggie will live like a prince! Thank you
so much! We'll be in touch with more pictures.

Name: Reggie
Age: 2 years
Gender: male
Spay/neuter: yes
UTD: yes
HW status: positive
Date of intake:8/07

Reggie (should have been named Romeo) is a medium sized dark golden. He is between 1 and 2 years old. Reggie was picked up as a stray and taken to the Jefferson shelter. He was due to be put down when GSGRR took him into their care.

Reggie was a little timid at first but has blossomed into a sweet, affectionate dog. He knows basic commands, loves to play fetch and go for walks. His favorite past time is to be whereever you are. He only wants to please and be near his human. Reggie has probably not had the best life to this point and has not been well cared for. His coat is a little thin but with good food and living indoors this will improve.

Reggie is not interested in other dogs so would have to be introduced properly if you have another dog. He is people oriented and that seems to be his one goal in life. Reggie would probably not be the best match for someone with young children because he still has some puppy in him. He is UTD on his shots and microchipped. His HW status still needs to be determined. This dog is so deserving of a loving forever home. Is that you?