Welcome to Gidding!


 We are excited to welcome our newest family member - Gidding!  He is our new -old dog and comes to us from Somerset Cottage Poodle Rescue, which is where we got Storm & Benny.  He is a 10 year old cockapoo and entered the rescue when his family could no longer take care of him.  Apparently he was named after a family doctor.  Since this has been his name for 10 years, we opted to keep it and just call him Giddy.  He is clearly well trained and knows several commands; however, he needs work on leash walking.  He loves racing around the backyard and playing frisbee and is very enthusiastic to go on walks.

We pledged to get a younger dog the next time; however, it was clear that the older dogs better match the pace of our household (and they need homes too).  We are still figuring out the routine and Gidding is figuring out who his people are for what thing.  He is always parked by someone and when we come home he runs and gets a toy to play with.  It doesn't matter if we are gone for 2 hours or just to the mailbox -we get the same enthusiastic greeting.

It is nice to have the enthusiasm and unconditional love of a dog back in the house.  It won't be long before Gidding has us trained.


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