Cooper Bren

Cooper is a beautiful male, unaltered 2 year old, 60ish lb Golden Retriever who has truly lived a rough life before GRRAND. His surrendering family purchased him a year ago from a man they suspect was Amish. He had him in a crate in the back of a van in a parking lot and they said he manhandled Cooper out of a filthy crate and the poor boy was scared to death!<br/><br/>He was turned in by his owner who is going through some personal issues, plus Cooper had several altications with their older dog, and it wasn't fair to either of the dogs to be in that situation, and the owners could not handle keeping them separated. They were very sad to have to surrender this sweet boy but felt it best.<br/><br/>He's come a long way since then, but is still very nervous. Cooper loves to be petted and take treats gently from your hand and he is constantly looking for love and affection. He's fine with other dogs through the play yard fences. He is house-trained but not crate-trained as he does not like crates at all.<br/><br/>He's terrified of any leash or collar and we are trying him with a harness, but at the moment he will just shut down. Prior to going to his last owner we assume the breeder beat him with a belt or a leash as his fears are real. It is apparent he has had no past socialization and this will come in time. <br/><br/>We will continue to work with this sweet boy, but at the moment he could only go to a loving home with a dog savvy owner with a secure above ground fenced yard and while he is trying to built trust and confidence in people, we think it best no children or other pets as he does not like to share the attention and wants it all for himself.<br/><br/>We will report on Cooper's progress as he keeps making strides, but if you would like to inquire about him, please fill out an app at GRRAND.org

Cooper is a beautiful male, unaltered 2 year old, 60ish lb Golden Retriever who has truly lived a rough life before GRRAND. His surrendering family purchased him a year ago from a man they suspect was Amish. He had him in a crate in the back of a van in a parking lot and they said he manhandled Cooper out of a filthy crate and the poor boy was scared to death!

He was turned in by his owner who is going through some personal issues, plus Cooper had several altications with their older dog, and it wasn't fair to either of the dogs to be in that situation, and the owners could not handle keeping them separated. They were very sad to have to surrender this sweet boy but felt it best.

He's come a long way since then, but is still very nervous. Cooper loves to be petted and take treats gently from your hand and he is constantly looking for love and affection. He's fine with other dogs through the play yard fences. He is house-trained but not crate-trained as he does not like crates at all.

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Cooper is a beautiful male, unaltered 2 year old, 60ish lb Golden Retriever who has truly lived a rough life before GRRAND. His surrendering family purchased him a year ago from a man they suspect was Amish. He had him in a crate in the back of a van in a parking lot and they said he manhandled Cooper out of a filthy crate and the poor boy was scared to death!

He was turned in by his owner who is going through some personal issues, plus Cooper had several altications with their older dog, and it wasn't fair to either of the dogs to be in that situation, and the owners could not handle keeping them separated. They were very sad to have to surrender this sweet boy but felt it best.

He's come a long way since then, but is still very nervous. Cooper loves to be petted and take treats gently from your hand and he is constantly looking for love and affection. He's fine with other dogs through the play yard fences. He is house-trained but not crate-trained as he does not like crates at all.

He's terrified of any leash or collar and we are trying him with a harness, but at the moment he will just shut down. Prior to going to his last owner we assume the breeder beat him with a belt or a leash as his fears are real. It is apparent he has had no past socialization and this will come in time.

We will continue to work with this sweet boy, but at the moment he could only go to a loving home wi