Home Again volunteers were told Opie, a golden retriever cross, was being abused. He was only 7 months old when we rescued him. His adoptive family have renamed this puppy James and want to share his first birthday with Home Again….

Today June 1, 2014 our James turns 1! I cannot tell you how much this sweet, loving and super smart boy has enriched our lives! Right now he’s lying contently at my feet but soon the nose will nudge my arm and tell me it’s time to walk, or rather run, the fields next door. There we usually meet his best friend Diesel, a black lab, and then after an hour of running and playing, I try to get him into the car before he makes it to the creek which is now a mud hole! Sometimes I’m not successful but that’s ok, he LOVES being sprayed with the garden hose.

Scott and I often talk about how perfect James is for us, the three of us are well suited. Morning coffee time on our porch is so much better now with ball catching and retrieval time, and of course his new favourite thing….chasing brazen chipmunks!

And my family in Denbigh love him too. My 81-year-old dad will ride the lawn mower around their 3 acre yard for an hour and James makes a great game out of it. Dad says for every one time he goes around, James goes 3! Then he will snuggle on the couch with my mom who does not move about much…he makes everyone happy!

Here are some birthday pictures of James. I bought him a dog biscuit cupcake and he’s not sure what to do with it, so rolling on it seemed like a good idea! Gotta run, am getting the nose, thanks again for allowing us to have James!
~Joanne~