sweet grey faces

[mybaby]

On the puppy forums , there are wonderful precious pictures of sweet babies. Having just lost a beloved 10 Y.O. , I am partial to the gentle white-faced Golden oldies. If you have a wise old golden,please share a picture. They are every bit as fun to look at as the scramblin' new pups

[sandybch]

Here is my baby Max when he was 9 yrs old. He was laying all over my son's schoolwork so I couldn't resist putting the glasses on him and taking the pic. He passed away this past New Year's Eve at the age of 10. We will never forget him!
http://www.topgoldenretrieversites.net/userpictures/sandybch/maxstudying11152003.jpg

[Goldenglittergirl]

I love the Seniors too! So regal looking! Love the pic with the glasses!! :laugh2

[mybaby]

GREAT picture! Thanks for sharing :dogbark I am so sorry for your loss ,having just lost mine 2 weeks ago at 10 YO too

[Harshy]

Thanks for the photos. It's nice to see what are young ones will eventually look like. I'm wondering if the lighter colored goldens show their "gray" with age too?

[mybaby]

Good question! Sammy was almost orange so I don't know . Anyone out there with a light Golden Oldy who can accomodate with a pic?

[rem55555]

Dylan was 7 years old when I had this picture taken. I had just graduated from college. Since Dylan had put up with me for four years of studying and sit patiently right next to me while I typed my papers, I thought he deserved his own "graduation ceremony."

[mybaby]

Great pic!!

[Rusty-14]

Boy, those are some beautiful pictures. Makes my heart fall. If you know what I mean.

Thank you for sharing them with us.

[GoldenFrost]

Tara will be 7 in May and still her face looks like it did when she was a pup

Don't know how old she will be before it turns....a long time I hope

[MegM76]

Goldens are beatuiful inside and out, period...regardless of their age. I love seeing pics of these older ones. :029

[Rusty-14]

Tera is beautiful. Here is another of my old guy I love so much. Hope I did it right.

[goodtim'n]

You are breakin my heart!!!! I am soooo in live with the, "GREY FACE" that there are no words to describe it....I love this stage of life with them,,,,,,This is when they are at *THEIR* moment of the "GREAT GOLDEN" :dogbark

[Harshy]

Thanks Goldenfrost for the photo of an older lighter golden. I was wondering about that. Tara is beautiful. The fur around her nose looks a little lighter. Was it always that light, is it her grey or just the photo. Also do you remember when her nose turned pink? Does it turn back to black in the summer? Harley is just over a year & 1/2, going thru her second winter but no "winter nose" yet - it's still black. I know alot of this depends on genetics (Harley developed those "black spots" on her tongue at about 6 months) but I'm just curious as to what ages to watch for changes at.

[Rusty-14]

Tell Tara I'm sorry I spelled her name wrong. I know she will forgive me. They always do.

[Regal101]

Cigar is 9 and Copper is 8. I enhanced Copper's face a bit so you could see her real color. bonex1 O bonex1 ! These are pretty recent. Copper's gray is mostly on the sides of the face and I don't have many of those, they are to big anyway and my size reducter isn't working.

[GoldenFrost]

The fur around her nose looks a little lighter. Was it always that light, is it her grey or just the photo. Also do you remember when her nose turned pink? Does it turn back to black in the summer? Her face was always that colour. I think the flash is brightening it a bit. As for her nose, it turned at about 2 and it never went back to black...I think it is always cause it is stuck to the ground sniffing...must have wore the colour off.rofl3

[Acamarrr]

Here is Riki, two days before we had to put her down because of bone cancer. I agree -- I think it's the flash that exaggerates the whiteness in the face, because in real life, she barely aged between 6 and 16!

http://bellsouthpwp.net/c/a/cat9ga/rikinopain.jpg

See, here she is at 10 or 12
http://bellsouthpwp.net/c/a/cat9ga/riki4.jpg

[mybaby]

What great pictures! I just want to hug them- God bless ole'Rusty. Riki looks like he was a light gold yet he greyed. So cute. I guess that answers my question as to whether or not the very light Goldens show white faces.
Maybe its just because I havent had a puppy for SO long, but I love the gentle devoted old Golds. If I werent so afraid of the heartbreak again so soon after losing my baby, I'd adopt an old Gold...I am still reeling from the loss of Sammy and couldnt face another loss soon. But Old Golds are the greatest-I loved and cherished him even more when he was old than when he was a rompin' stompin' youngerster. (Maybe its because I am no longer a youngster so it was easier to keep up with him! :dogbark

[mybaby]

I LOVE the picture saved as Bubby...what a great wonderful white snout- so adorable!! Couldnt see the first pic as well.

[Regal101]

Thanks, he is 10, his nickname is Bubby. I love him to death, he used to only eat for me. The owners are family friends, they recently moved to Arkansas. They adopted him in Mexico fully trained in spanish. He was smiling, thats all! LOL!!!

[Regal101]

I have more of bubby and copper, copper got daisy's bone!!

[mybaby]

Great pics! Liked your ******* site too. Thanks for sharing! Oh that Bubby- he looks like he's got quite the personality!

[Reno's Mom]

Here is a picture of my brave, beautiful boy, Trooper. I lost him to cancer about 2 1/2 years ago. He was eleven and his face was totally white.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dc22b3127cce9f9d8a6bd32300000015108dZM2zaw

[MegM76]

Trooper looks very regal and proud in that picture! What a handsome guy!

[mybaby]

Aren't they just the best?! Trooper looks like he was a big Golden .

[Harshy]

I just love these "old faces". They have such intense looks that somehow show the wisdom and calmness they have gained over the years!

[Merlinsmom]

Here's Zoe-a 15 yr old golden-who I just adore!She's staying with me again this week.

I LOVE this photo-because-she can be a real grumpy old lady-when the other dogs start playing too close to her-she growls at them!This is her-with her-dont mess with me-look-after Jed(in the background) and Merlin-had been playing tug of war with his toy duck.Zoe was NOT impressed with all the noise-and told them so-then gave me this look as if to say-Well-arent you going to do something about it? rofl3

[Rusty-14]

Oh Merlinsmom, I love him. What a wonderful face. He reminds me of Rusty. Thanks for sharing him. I bet his owners really love him.

[johnwa]

Here's Zoe-a 15 yr old golden-who I just adore!She's staying with me again this week.

What a pretty old girl she is! I'll bet she was a real beauty in her younger years!

[GoldenLady]

Merlinsmom, how wonderful it must be to get to look after such a lovely old girl! And it's great to see her looking so good at the age of 15!! :happy2 :happy2

The pictures of all the Golden Oldies on this thread are just priceless..... Too sweet! One of these days I'll have to post a pic of my older guy, too....

GoldenLady :)

[Merlinsmom]

Thanks all-and yep-she is an utter delight to have here....there's just something so special about the golden oldies :)

I must ask her owners for a photo of her when she was younger too-I bet she was a stunner-she still flirts in front of the male dogs-its hilarious-she 'prances' and jumps around them!She's incredibly lively for an old lady-likes playing tug of war with Merlin-I think she's going to live for quite a while yet!Hope so anyway!

[LauraLynn]

Oh my, I just love looking at all of these greying beauties. It seems Goldens do age very gracefully! :)

[mybaby]

Carol, I swear I thought the same thing when I saw his picture- I thought of your beloved Rusty immediately, so it was a delight to see that you were the next post and thought the same thing!

Maybe it's another `Hello Mom' from Rusty

Chris doggiex1

[Merlinsmom]

Zoe is actually a female- :)....however-you're absolutely right-she DOES look alot like Rusty!!How neat is that?
:)

[Rusty-14]

Yes she is a sweet heart. I wish I could just hug her. Look at her sparkle in her eyes. What a lucky family. Give her kisses for me.

[Merlinsmom]

I passed on the kisses-Zoe says thank you :)

Here's one of her last night-with her favorite bear!

[Rusty-14]

Another wonderful picture. I will miss seeing her when she goes home. She makes me feel warm and fuzzy just looking at her. Where is mom and dad?

Thanks for the kisses.

[Merlinsmom]

Mom and Dad have gone to Raratonga for an island holiday!

Zoe doesn't seem to mind too much-she loves being here-and does her little 'prancing' when she arrives(she's stayed here a few times now-so she's always really relaxed and happy!)

It's great! I'll post some more pics of her soon!

[JsMom]

Caught my old guy on a good day last October. He was 16 1/2 at the time. He no longer retrieved the ball but walk after it and then proceed to roll on it and use it as a massage ball! rofl3

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v390/aragog62/Woof3.jpg

[GoldenJoy]

My first thought when I viewed these photos......Ohh, God he's beautiful!

[goldensonly]

Here is my senior, Tessa. She will be 11 on Sunday May 29th!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v706/goldensonly/MVC-938S.jpg

[JsMom]

Thanks GoldenJoy - if you were talking about Jake - I think you were. :o

GoldensOnly - :434 Happy Birthday to Tessa! She's beautiful! We wish her many more birthdays! cheerleade :485 :dogbark

[goldensonly]

Thank You so much JsMom!

She's pretty special to us!
I haven't posted enough here to know
how old your senior is, but he sure
looks like a kindly old soul!!!

[JsMom]

Jake left us last month to go to that playground in the sky - he had just turned 17. I hope your Tessa has many more years as well. Give her lots of hugs and kisses! :dogbark

I read somewhere that you have 5 goldens - is that your crew in your siggy pic? Wow! I'm amazed - this little house isn't big enough for that many - although there were times when I thought I had that many - Jake always had to be right in the middle of everything! :laugh2

[mybaby]

I am so sorry about your loss. 16 1/2... what a wonderfully long life. But when we love them so much, it's never long enough,is it?

[GoldenBoys]

Here is my Crumb. He just turned 10 in March, but he has been greying since he was about 4.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v240/geckogirl/crumb/cutestcrumb.jpg

[JsMom]

Awwww what a sweetie! Love his name too!

[mybaby]

oh sweet baby!So much loving, living and wisdom in those grey faces!

[Wiggly_Wrigley]

This is Brandon...he was 2 months shy of 16 when we had to put him to sleep.

He was about 13-14 in this picture. I can't remember exactly when it was taken.

[mybaby]

Crumb is too darn cute. thanks for sharing

[ChicagoCanine]

Well, Ginger started getting white hairs on her face at 4 1/2 years old...
Here is a photo of her from last summer (when she was 8), she's 9 now. I guess I'm in denial because I just can't think of her as a senior!
http://www.chicagocanine.com/dogtemp/gingergardensm.jpg

[JsMom]

Ah - what a beauty in with that Lilly of the Valley! 9! She's a youngster - she's got a lot of greying to go! :D

[mybaby]

Did you get another Golden (pup or senior) after Jake ? I imagine that Jake is your `forever' dog, even if you added a pup to your life. Sammy is ,was, always will be, my `forever' dog, altho I now have a 6 mo Golden. I love and spoil him but my baby, my Sammy , owned me heart and soul, forever. :reddogx

[JsMom]

No - no new puppy for us yet. Waiting for my youngest child to calm down a bit more - he's pre-school age. I can't imagine running after him AND a puppy at the moment as I'm an "older" mom to start with. Still here hanging out and checking out breeders though.

Your new puppy will never replace your Sammy - just as another will never replace my Jake - but in time I'm sure your heart will grow and this pup will "share" a space in there with Sammy. Give it some more time and enjoy the differences between the two. What is your pup's name?

[Brandy and Charlie's Mom]

I'm just reading through this thread for the first time, and gosh I just love it! Reyna went gray at just 4 years old. When we lost her at 7, she still acted like a youngster. Jenna has apparently had a hard life and at age 7, she acts more like a senior.

When I see the seniors on the rescue sites, my heart just melts. At last month's golden adoption day, I got to meet a few and fell madly in love.

In the future, I will always make sure there is space in my home for an oldie but goodie. They are just so wise and wonderful!

[elvira]

Here is a picture of Itosca. She died when she was 16 years and 8 months. She is about 16 at this picture.

http://members.home.nl/jwkloek/023_22.jpg

[Athena]

Here's our handsome, beloved Bailey at 12 yrs old. Such a sweet boy. :reddogx

[Jenmomto2]

Oh my...what beautiful old goldens!!!

Jenny

[mybaby]

:doggface I havent been on here for awhile as it wears a hole in my heart-My sso-beloved Sammy ,my baby ,my love, my forever dog, had to be put down Jan 17 last year-it feels like yesterday. Arent these old babies just precious? So darn sweet .I did enjoy this trip down memory lane tho ,to see all the new -old faces. Thanks all

[Chablis]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a27/Alyssa_G/DSCN2318.jpg

oh i love this pic of chablis

[mybaby]

My new Golden is named Blue. I do love him ,but I got him too soon after my precious Sammy. Blue is a charmer and he is growing on me daily but I feel like I was unfair to him for the first few months as i was not ready. To all of you lucky Golden Oldie owners- you are so lucky. That is the best time of their life with you- they are so gentle and loving. And as evidenced by these photos , so truly wiselooking and mellow and beautiful. Hugs to them from me! :dogbark