Look, I swear I’ve been resisting this. But when I learned there’s actually a popular blog kept by a golden retriever named Max, what was I to do — remain mute?
Max calls his blog, Max the Golden Retriever. (Ooooh, how original!) Aside from the blog, he’s also got a Newsletter — or, as he himself breathlessly announces: “Yep, that’s right… I have my very own newsletter.” Apparently Max thinks he’s superior to those poor schnooks Addison and Steele, who had to share theirs.
But there’s something fishy about Max’s blog.
First of all, wouldn’t you expect a real adult golden retriever, one ostensibly male, to say “Yup” instead of a lame “Yep”?
Second, why does Max’s home page feature only one photo of him — and a blah looking photo at that? Not quite ready for Hollywood, are we, Max?
Third, where are the links to Max’s YouTube videos? Oh, there aren’t any? Hmmm. Not ready for direct-to-video either, Eh?
You want handsome? I’ll give you handsome. You want a leader who brings a crowd to attention, a smile-spreading smiler, a retrieving golden retriever, a dog poetically searching beyond the horizon, a YouTube star? I’ll give you all that too. Ladies and gentlemen, Jesse the Golden Retriever:
Jesse is featured in 28 short videos on YouTube, most 30 seconds or less, showing his antics from puppy to adulthood. A link to the entire video list is here. In total, these have been watched over a million times.
Jesse is my golden retriever.
(Move over, Max.)
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Mike,
I’ve been following Jesse on youtube for a while now. I know this beach. I got a little curious about the owner, so I googled Jesse. This picture with the swans is sooo perfect! I just can’t explain the giddiness I feel when I see it, only because I’m sure as the shot was taken, the person with the camera was probably just having the best time, thinking, “Oh, man! This is gonna be great!”
I grew up with goldens all my life. They’re great dogs.
Robin,
Owings, MD
Robin,
Thanks for your message. When I took the photo of Jesse and the swans I had no idea the swans would follow him as he swam back to shore. I remember watching the swans turning in unison in his direction, and I got concerned, wondering what’s going on? Do they think he’s their long-lost mother? Or are they on the attack, chasing him away? It’s correct to say this is a lucky one-in-a-thousand photo. Of course the beauty of digital cameras, unlike the Kodak film cameras I grew up with, is you can take literally thousands of photos, as I have, at no extra cost . . . and expect a few to turn out to be real keepers.
Mike
He has a sweet little face with the personality to match and just looks at you lovingly with those sweet dark eyes