We adopted Queenie when she was 10.5 and staying at the Golden Retriever Rescue. In the short time we had her, we went on 2 “dog vacations,” to a lake cabin where she continued her dock-diving and toy retrieval for hours on end, with many naps and snacks in between. In normal life, she continued to fetch every toy and ball available to her and made good friends with our other two labs. Queenie never did learn that dogs ARE allowed on the bed, but she snuggled into the corner seat on the couch and wiggled into the hearts of our family and everyone she met.