Beau Arrives at Golden Pines

 With fall like temperatures and a nice breeze, it was a perfect day for a road trip on Monday.

My drive was about a 3 hour round trip to one of my favorite small towns, Woodstock which is in Shenandoah County, Virginia.

There I met the third leg of a transport that began near the border of Tennessee, and it was there that I met a big handsome 13-ish year old boy named Beau.

~Settling in for the ride home~

Beau was unceremoniously turned into the shelter by his owner a week ago today (Thursday).  Stressed out and upset from being left behind by "her" and because of overcrowding, the shelter immediately contacted the rescue I volunteer with and asked if they would accept him. On Friday Beau was taken to a vets office,where he was bathed and groomed to get rid of mats and all kinds of little critters in his coat and he received treatment for severe eye and ear infections.  Beau is unable to hear because of continued untreated ear infections.  The opening to both his ears are so small that the applicator for the ear medication barely fits into them.

Beau also has entropion in both eyes. *Entropion is an abnormality of the eyelids in which the eyelid "rolls" inward. This inward rolling causes the hair on the surface of the eyelid to rub against the eye, causing pain --if you look at his eyes in the photos, you can see it. So Beau will be seeing an ophthalmologist for a consultation for treatment.

~My handsome co-pilot~

We are now on day three that Beau has been with us.  He's an easy going happy boy that loves attention and is constantly wagging his tail.  While our crew is used to meeting new dogs, my most nerve-wracking and stressful moments always come when they have to meet a new addition.  The first meeting went really well and Beau is getting along with everyone, even Todd.  He's learning the routine, has claimed a dog bed and is settling into his new life at Golden Pines.

~A comfy and warm bed at the end of a long day~