Our Mascots

Tucker

Our love affair with the breed began with Tucker. Tucker was adopted from the Lakes Region Humane Society in 1996 by our GM, Lisa Casaccio.  Shortly after his adoption, he began coming to the dealership each and every day and was the first Golden to appear in our TV spots.

Of course the only thing better than one Golden is two, so in 1999 Cooper started coming to work at only 8 weeks old. He is the current "big star" in our ads and utters the famous, "No Bones About It" at the end of each TV spot.

We lost our beloved Tucker in June of 2002 and Cooper needed a companion. In keeping with our belief that 2 Goldens are better than one, our GM traveled to Vermont and brought back Trevi. Named for the famous Trevi Fountain in Rome, he is our most vocal Golden and may greet you at the door with a friendly "Woof--Welcome to Rochester Toyota--Your Exclusive Toyota Dealership." Trevi accompanies our GM to the studio when she records the radio spots and it is his actual bark that is heard before she says, "No Bones About It."

Now 3 Goldens may not be better than 2; in fact 3 can be a handful. But if you ever meet Dealer (great name, huh!) you'll understand why we have him. He began life as a show dog and would occasionally make "guest apperances" at the dealership. Dealer decided he'd rather be a pet and work at the dealership than be a show dog and began his career in the car business at 19 months old.

Cooper	Trevi	Dealer	Dawson	Rev

AND THEN THERE WERE 4!

At Rochester Toyota we’re just crazy about golden retrievers.  We have to be because now we have 4 of them!  Someone made the comment,” your dogs don’t know how good they have it.”  That comment got our owner, Lisa, thinking and with the poor economy, she began seeing many stories about abandoned and unwanted dogs.  So……
She decided to once again adopt and give a less fortunate dog a chance at a better life.  ENTER DAWSON…

5 GOLDEN RETREIVERS!!!!!
(sung to the tune of 12 days of Christmas)

Let us start by saying we know our General Manager is crazy having 5 dogs.  Even she knows it, and it does not help that her best friend  breeds goldens.    However, that did not stop her from adopting Rev, a very handsome golden.  Rev began life as a show dog but like his Uncle Dealer (his real uncle by the way) that life was not for him.  He lived with our GM”s best friend for 14 months before she placed him in what was supposed to be his forever home.  Unfortunately after 8 months his new owner took ill and he was returned.  Our GM’s friend wanted the best for Rev as she had owned him personally herself for 14 months.  She tried and tried to find him the perfect home, but none seemed to match Rev’s needs.  She then told her friend Lisa who was  moved by Rev’s plight and her friend’s tears.  Rev came “on a trial basis” which did not last long as he is so easy to fall in love with.  He is now in his forever home with his 4 brother’s.

Please come and meet our Golden boys: Cooper, Trevi, Dealer, Dawson and Rev. They are "scheduled" Monday through Friday from about 9 am to 6 pm. They would be happy to assist you with your vehicle needs!