Nothing Better than This Golden Retriever and His New Friend, a Duck Named Louie

A duck named Louie brought a golden retriever back to life

A golden retriever named Barley had lost her spark. Seizure medication kept the episodes at bay but left her listless, her tail still, her personality flat. Then her family brought home a duck from Facebook Marketplace, and everything changed. The story of Barley and Louie the duck, a Brookhaven, New York, tale reported by CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman, has been circulating widely online this week. It is a simple story about two animals, …

Golden retriever who "lost her goldenness" after suffering from seizures gets paired up with the cutest rescue duck, and the two become instant best friends: 'She started smiling again'

Sometimes, a good friend is just what you need to get your spark back. As you all know, Golden retrievers are known as some of the goofiest, kindest, most full-of-life dogs that exist. It's part of who they are. It's part of what makes so many people love them so, so much. When we think of golden retrievers, we think of joy. Plain and simple. But goldens can have crises too. They go through things too. It's not all treats and wagging tails all t…

Nothing better than this golden retriever and his new friend, a duck named Louie

It’s Sunday. I don’t know what everyone else is doing to kill time before the Phillies game, but last night I stumbled across a now-viral video that I have to share, because it’s exactly the kind of wholesome content the internet was made for. The video follows a golden retriever who had fallen on some hard times after battling seizures, and how his family decided to get him a friend to help lift his spirits. That friend happens to be a duck nam…