Denver Says Goodby to Flying Golden Retriever Dylan
Thanks to Terri Oak for barking in this post from the Land of PureGold Foundation Blog. My condolences to Dylan’s family and friends.
Golden Retriever Dylan, Denver’s Flying Dog Remembered
by Rochelle LesserRob Marshall is Denver, Colorado’s FOX 31 helicopter pilot/reporter, sporting much experience and an unblemished record for safety. Amazingly, he has taken his Golden Dylan, in the air, every morning for the last 10 years, speaking about their spending time together 24-7.
Dylan’s love of snow and mountains belies the fact that he was born in the marshlands of Charleston, SC. Dylan got his first taste of flying in LA and took to it right away. He has also starred in several commercials for Raley’s and his friendly personality, intelligence, good looks and manners won him many admirers. Dylan’s other interests include swimming, boating, hiking, chasing squirrels and collecting plastic water bottles for recycling.Sadly, the Fox station announced today that Denver’s only Flying Dog has left for The Bridge. Recently, Rob had to make the difficult decision to put his friend to sleep. Dylan had been fighting health problems during the past year, that began with a diagnosis of bone cancer and subsequent amputation. And, while he seemed to be progressing in his rehabilitation, he developed problems in his spine that caused him difficulty in lifting his back end.
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Our condolences to the Marshall’s on the loss of Dylan to cancer, the scourge of our beloved Golden Retriever breed…
He will live on in the hearts of all who loved him.
Rhon B.
Transport Volunteer
As Good as Gold-Golden Retriever Rescue of Northern Illinois
RIP big guy!
Dear Rob, I am so sorry for your loss. When you are ready to get another puppy, I assume it maybe another male Golden. I had a litter of German Shorthaired Pointers on Feb. 20, 2007 and I still have 2 girls and 1 boy available. If you are interested in one of them, I would like to offer 1 for free. We hunt with the mother and father and they are a part of our family. The most important thing to us is that all of our puppies find good homes and any dog that is lucky enough to go to work with their owner everyday is a very lucky dog. I hope you can email me back through this email if you have any interest in my offer. The puppy will be available around April 14th. I can email you pictures or you can come meet all the puppies anytime. Good luck. Lori