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Benjy The Goldendoodle Finds His Forever Home

OUR beautiful, big, goldendoodle Benjy has found his forever home and was quite happy to head off in the car with his new family. Lovable Benjy required a very specific home due to his size and strength.

He would greet us at eye-level and seemed to think he was just a small puppy the way he bounded around. Many of our volunteers carried bruises from being dragged against gates and fences as Benjy took off at speed!

Our adoption team tries its best to find the most suitable home for our dogs as the last thing wanted is for the dog to be immediately returned. Not every home could deal with a Benjy!

Rescue dog Gracie's story: 'I've just been to the hairdresser for a wash, cut and blow-dry. I have to go there every few months because I'm non-shedding, just like some Christmas Trees, so I need to be tidied up every so often.

When I got home I had a good roll around on the grass to get a real smell back on me again and then I did a bit of scratching because I felt a bit itchy. Mum took over the scratching for me, especially behind my ears which is my favourite spot. It just feels so good.

'Now, I don't have any fleas or ticks on me because Mum puts this smelly stuff on me. Imagine if I went to the hairdresser and she found something nasty on me when she was doing my hair? I'd be mortified! So, please look after your pets, especially in the summertime.'

Owner Takes Dog Camping Thinking He'd Love It, Plan Backfires

A video about a "spoiled" dog appearing put off by a camping experience has gone viral on TikTok.

The clip was posted by @anotherzillenial and has amassed 194,000 views since it was shared on July 10.

A note overlaid on the video says: "POV [point of view]: you take your dog camping thinking he'd love it but he refused to come out of the tent."

The footage shows a dog, who is a goldendoodle—a cross between a golden retriever and a poodle—standing inside a tent, peeking out from just behind the opening of the tent. The pup is later shown laying down in the tent, turning away from the camera.

"Turns out he doesn't love camping he just loves the tent," the poster concluded in a caption shared with the post.

It's unknown what may be causing the dog in the clip to remain inside the tent but it could be down to some form of fear.

Fear in dogs can be classified into two categories—social and non-social fear—based on the stimuli that causes fear, noted an August 2020 study of 13,700 Finnish dogs published in Scientific Reports.

The study said: "Social fear includes fear of other dogs or unfamiliar people, whereas non-social fear includes fear of different objects, loud noises and novel situations."

The signs of fear in dogs can differ depending on the stimuli causing the fear, according to the study. For example, "dogs that are afraid of strangers usually avoid or withdraw, bark, or have a low tail position."

The study explained: "Fearfulness is influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. Canine fearfulness is highly heritable and studies have already identified some candidate loci and genes that affect fearfulness.

"Environmental factors discovered by previous studies include socialization, training and daily exercise, owner's previous dog experience, and company of conspecifics among other things."

'Immediately No'

TikTok users were in stitches over the dog's reaction to camping in the viral post.

"He was like... Immediately NO lol," said svibes1, and L E X said: "He thought you meant 'GLAMPING.'"

Babe noted: "He's too boujee [bourgeoisie] for this." The original poster replied: "He is. He didn't even want to touch the dirt."

Nailed Moms Boutique said: "he is not risking his precious life for an outdoor experience. Smart boy lol." The original poster said: "He's like find somebody else to do it."

Kellie noted: "Our dogs are not dogs anymore. We've spoiled them too much."

Itsme.I. Wrote: "Maybe he thinks the tent is his own little den and be loves it." The original poster replied: "I think he did! He loved it in there."

Newsweek has contacted the original poster for comment via TikTok. This video has not been independently verified.

A stock image of a dog laying inside a tent. A video of a goldendoodle refusing to move from inside a tent during a camping trip has gone viral on TikTok. A stock image of a dog laying inside a tent. A video of a goldendoodle refusing to move from inside a tent during a camping trip has gone viral on TikTok. IStock / Getty Images Plus

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'Quite A Good Run': Dozer The 'Marathon Dog' Dies At The Age Of 16

BALTIMORE — It was a quite a good run indeed for Dozer, the Goldendoodle that captured the heart of many Marylanders.

Dozer passed away July 15 of natural causes at the age of 16.

Back in 2011, Dozer escaped his yard in Fulton and ran in the Maryland Half Marathon passing by his house.

His owner, Rosana Dorsett, had no idea he participated in the race. She only learned of Dozer's busy day after a neighbor told her he crossed the finish line.

"I'm like, 'what race, where, how,'" Dorsett said.

When people were helping Dorsett look for Dozer, a mass text was sent out to all the runners and that's when the messages starting rolling in.

"I saw him at mile marker eight, mile marker nine. One of the runners even mentioned that they had stopped for a drink, and Dozer went also to go get a drink with them," she said.

So how did Dozer get back home?

"The next morning, I could barely sleep all night, and I went out and hear this very faint bark. He was right on the outskirts of the fence...He was very weak and lethargic," Dorsett explained.

"I don't know what happened that night or where he went, but he found his way home, so that was pretty cool."

After this, the Goldendoodle became famous. Dozer became the unofficial mascot of the Maryland Half Marathon and 5K, which raises funds for research at the University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center.

"Pets can be such an amazing energy for us in our daily lives. It's been wonderful, really wonderful, really a blessing to be a part of his journey," Dorsett said.

To make a donation to the Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center in Dozer's memory, click here.

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