Goldie 07-602

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Hi!  My name is Goldie.  I’m a five year old love bug.  I’ve been one lucky boy the last couple of days.  My owners are around and don’t leave me alone for longer than five hours right now because I don’t like being alone.  Where I came from last is where they left me alone over 12 hours and I didn’t like that.  My fosters are “retraining” me so I can be a better boy.  Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a bad boy.  I just have some “minor” issues such as counter surfing and barking at strangers.  But who doesn’t bark at strangers?  You know what though?  My fosters say no to the barking and I stop.  They also say I have a “puppy” bark whatever that means.  I like their resident, Skoey.  He’s been good to me.  I like it to be quiet around here because I enjoy taking naps all day…cuddling is the best.  I was so wired the first day but I’ve vastly improved.  I’m housetrained, crate trained, and I know basic commands.  I’ve had no accidents because they have a real nice pad here.  They let me roam the house and I enjoy that.  I’m not allowed table scraps and they’re training me to stay away from people food.  They groomed me the day I arrived and I really enjoyed that.  The attention they’ve given me is unreal.  I’m fine as long as I get pets.  When I first arrived, I was scared to be on my own but I feel more comfortable now.  I enjoy taking naps all day and cuddling is the best.  I weigh 70 lbs and I’m on the “skinny” side so I’ve been eating more than usual.  In my last home my food was low and I didn’t like that either.  Tomorrow I’m going to the vet to get updated on some things.  We’ll see how that goes.  Well, I gotta go and take another nap.  Later.

  

  
  

 

At a Glance #07-602

Golden Retriever Born: October 2003
Male Weight not specified

Status: Adopted

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Hi!  My name is Goldie.  I’m a five year old love bug.  I’ve been one lucky boy the last couple of days.  My owners are around and don’t leave me alone for longer than five hours right now because I don’t like being alone.  Where I came from last is where they left me alone over 12 hours and I didn’t like that.  My fosters are “retraining” me so I can be a better boy.  Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a bad boy.  I just have some “minor” issues such as counter surfing and barking at strangers.  But who doesn’t bark at strangers?  You know what though?  My fosters say no to the barking and I stop.  They also say I have a “puppy” bark whatever that means.  I like their resident, Skoey.  He’s been good to me.  I like it to be quiet around here because I enjoy taking naps all day…cuddling is the best.  I was so wired the first day but I’ve vastly improved.  I’m housetrained, crate trained, and I know basic commands.  I’ve had no accidents because they have a real nice pad here.  They let me roam the house and I enjoy that.  I’m not allowed table scraps and they’re training me to stay away from people food.  They groomed me the day I arrived and I really enjoyed that.  The attention they’ve given me is unreal.  I’m fine as long as I get pets.  When I first arrived, I was scared to be on my own but I feel more comfortable now.  I enjoy taking naps all day and cuddling is the best.  I weigh 70 lbs and I’m on the “skinny” side so I’ve been eating more than usual.  In my last home my food was low and I didn’t like that either.  Tomorrow I’m going to the vet to get updated on some things.  We’ll see how that goes.  Well, I gotta go and take another nap.  Later.

  

  
  

 

Updates

Sunday, October 21, 2007

My second update: One week in foster care.

Look at those pictures. Aren’t I a handsome thing? I just love pictures! Look at how white my teeth are!!!! It doesn’t get better than that.

I’ve been real busy this week. My appointment with the vet went great! I have minor allergies (many of us goldens do) but all I need is Benadryl and I am on my way to an enjoyable day. I found out I’m a real big boy….weighing 80 lbs.

John and Skoey went hunting this week with a couple of other dogs that I got along with great. I wasn’t able to hunt but I liked the ride and meeting new buddies was a lot of fun. We drove +250 miles that day and I had a really good time in the vehicle with the other dogs and people. John said I was a good boy. When I got home that night I was real tired as you can imagine. I fell asleep right away when we got home…..I’ve been sleeping next to their bed and I nap on the bed in mornings when Mel reads in the paper and watches the news when she gets up. John sometimes doesn’t like me wandering around the house in the middle of the night as I do. Sometimes he’ll put me in a crate overnight which I really do like because it’s my own. I’ve been here only a week so I’ve been real lucky to have had run of the house the rest of the time.

John has a new shed in his backyard that is in the process of being painted. This strange man has been in my “temporary” backyard and scared the bejesus out of me! I barked at him but he wasn’t scared at all. I stayed away from him and quit barking when Mel hollered at me to stop barking. I checked things out up at the shed when the “strange man” was on break but I did stay out of his things.

They’ve been complaining I do need some work but give me a break! I was neglected, home alone, and wasn’t fed right in my last home. What do they expect? I haven’t been allowed to be in situations with others my whole life until this last week. But I do listen to my fosters. All I really need help with is learning to conduct myself with large groups of people or animals. Never had that! I did once this week and I think I lost some potential friends. These RAGOM people wanted to show me off at Chuck and Don’s and I wasn’t having any of that!!!! Never in my life have I been in a place with what it seemed like all the dogs in the world with their guardians. I barked the whole day because I didn’t know what else to do. I also wasn’t good on my leash (I’m just in the process of getting to know the “Gentle Leader”)….an item that I have never seen before this week but they say I will learn. What was even worse was I wasn’t with my fosters but with a (stranger) different RAGOM volunteer (and I’ve already told you about me and strangers). Everyone was real nice to me but I don’t think the dogs or RAGOM people were happy with me that day. I had this harness that someone let me have and that helped me. That’s where I need the most work but COME ON!!!!! I’ve only been here a week and I’ve never had manners before now.

I had another problem when coming into the home but I’m working at it and I am better now----table scraps. I no longer beg for table scraps. I didn’t get to eat very much at my last place so I was begging here for awhile but Mel has been working with me on that and I am pleasing her. She says that begging will stop and she won’t tolerate my manners. She is consistent with me and that’s what I need. I listen to her “NO’S” but I always hear her tell me what a good boy I am. She even allowed me to eat in the same room with her as long as I wasn’t begging. SO SEE?????? I can learn….you CAN teach a dog new “tricks” at any age.

I can tell you I’ve really calmed down since I’ve been here. I just started playing with Skoey, the resident….I’m bigger than he is but MAN! He loves to play! And I’m bigger than he is so I always am careful. I have this huge block head and Skoey’s head is much smaller than mine so I watch for his head when we play. We switch “games” all the time and share everything so I don’t mind other dogs. All I need in my life is a little love, adequate food for me, and some stability in my life and I’ll be this huge love bug in return.