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Hi, my name is Polly.
At first I was called, Poison
Polly. I will explain that
later. Then I was called
Polly Angel. Again, I will
explain. Now I think Polly
Wog is how I am referenced.
Yes, explanation for that name also.
But most times I prefer to go by
just Polly.
So here is my story.
The first part is a little fuzzy for
me. Somehow I ate some
Oleander
which I NOW know
is highly poisonous and can be
fatal. The poisonous component
basically destroys your heart.
At the time it did not seem like
such a big deal. Hey, I am
young. I was bored. I needed
something to chew. Go figure,
I would pick one of the most lethal
plants to chew on. Hence the
name: Poison Polly.
Arizona Golden
Retriever Connection was
contacted by the county shelter
where my owner had dumped me to be
euthanatized. Volunteers from
AZGRC rushed me to the
Emergency Animal Clinic where I
was given a grim prognosis. My
picture and what was happening was
posted on Facebook. I
do not know what Facebook is
but people everywhere were pulling
for me. I could feel all the
positive energy and I was determined
to beat the odds. Every day at
the hospital, I continued to
improve. I finally was stable
enough to be discharged to a foster
home.
You guessed it, now I
was being called Polly Angel.
I was a little shy and a lot scared,
but when I got to my foster home,
there was the 5 coolest Golden
Retrievers ever . Each one welcomed
me and gave me a gentle greeting
telling me that everything would be
OK. After taking a day, OK more like
12 hours to settle in, the one boy
Golden Retriever introduced me to
the swimming pool.
Have you ever been in a
swimming pool? Well let me
tell you it is unbelievable. I
did not want to get out. Yup,
the name changes again. This time
to: Polly Wog. Get it,
polliwog (baby frog in the water).
I guess that is better than Gold
Fish which I did not find the humor
with. Yeah right: part Golden
Retriever, part fish. That is
not even believable. Anyway, I
will be hanging at my foster home
until my next cardiology check-up
and then I will be ready to find my
new forever home which definitely
needs one of them swimming pools.
Please be an angel and
help other Golden Retrievers that
need to be rescued by donating to
AZGRC’s Bowl-A-Rama fundraiser.
Much love, like an
incredible amount of love,
Just Polly
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