🐾Cusco🐾
Put your paws together to celebrate our Pet of the Week, Cusco! Mr Cusco is a loveably classic, big, smiling Golden Retriever. At 6 years old, he has grown into a very friendly pup. He has been socialized regularly with day care visits and going on long walks. He's always so excited for our walks together! Each time is an adventure but still fits his routine.
This dapper fellow sports a gorgeous long and thick coat, tinted like a light English cream, maybe a hint of strawberry blond. Over much of him it's very fine and wispy like a fluffy, fuzzy baby fur. One of his favorite things (maybe all our favorite thing) is rolling around in the grass, especially that taller grass where the sidewalk ends. Most visits he sports an adorable trademark grass stain on his forehead. That silly pup!! Keep scrolling for everything Cusco!
Cusco's family has incorporated our full 1-hour walks to break up the occasional work day. He has a pretty set routine. Sarah, Debbie, and Camryn are Cusco's primary walkers amongst the crew. Our walks explore his neighborhood which still consists of recent and ongoing construction nearby; mud comes with the territory. We do our best to dry his paws as he decides to turn this activity into a super fun game. A true best-friend kind of dog, Cusco loves all the usual things dogs love: treats, pets, and playing with a ball. He performs his basic commands "some of the time."
He dutifully and lovingly follows his routine in any type of weather, pulled by the call of so many scents and the promise of grass for rolling. With all that rolling and all that fur, we try to watch out for ticks and other things that tag along like crunchy leaves or other tiny critters. And with Cusco's coat, the summer months and extreme heat posed challenges to getting his proper exercise. The Captain's crew communicated with the owner to find solutions like taking more frequent breaks, especially breaks in the shade of the garage, and providing a cool drink as needed.
Finally, you'll see lots of selfies on this pet of the week post. Cusco is wonderfully photogenic and doesn't mind a quick hug and a snap. He likes to goof around for the camera too...!
