The Cream Puppy on the Porch Waited for Someone to Come Home
A pale cream Golden Retriever puppy sits on the planks of a porch, looking ahead with dark, gentle eyes and soft, folded ears. Behind him, orange string lights run along the roofline, and a few small pumpkins rest on the edge of the boards. Fall leaves have blown across the porch and a wooden fence rises beyond a green lawn. It is quiet and golden. He looks like he is waiting for someone to come home.
Golden Retrievers are patient and affectionate dogs, and a young puppy often loves to be near the front door waiting for family. Puppies need lots of rest as well as play, and short sessions of training and walking help them grow. String lights can be tempting to chew, so keep cords out of reach, as chewing a wire can be dangerous. Check with your vet about feeding, vaccines and safe exercise for a growing puppy, and make sure porch steps are safe for little legs.
The orange lights and the cream puppy make a gentle picture of a fall evening. He sits with a calm face, and the whole porch seems to glow around him. It is a simple, sweet moment, the kind you remember on a cool October night. When the first car pulls into the driveway, the tail will start wagging, and the whole porch will wake up.
