More: Baloo prances on four white feet like a team mascot, carrying his white-tipped tail high above him like a flag. He started life in a shelter in Missouri. At 12 weeks old, he and his sister had a long journey to Coco's Heart Dog Rescue in Hudson, Wisconsin, and he joined our family the day before Thanksgiving. My 5-year-old Golden mix, Elsa, is both thankful for and dubious about having a little brother.