More: Gus is a licensed Service Dog, a caring, sweet and gentle dog who visits classrooms to read with children and assisted living seniors. He is the fourth Golden Retriever for the Hansel Family: Gilly was the first in 1994, Graeter (named for the popular Midwest Ice Cream out of Cincinnati)—the pick of Gilly’s litter of nine—was our third Golden, Kobe (named by our second daughter who was a basketball phenom).