Hi all!!!  Just popping in to say HI and show off the new bed that FM made me!!  She knows that pink is my favorite color and boy is it soft!!!!  I think pink is definitely my color....what do you think??   Things are going pretty good for me.  I am feeling good and have been busy making snow angels in the light, fluffy snow.  FM said I gave her a heart attack today because after going potty I felt like making a snow angel and FM thought I fell and couldn't get up.  She almost ran out in the subzero weather in her bedroom slippers and bathrobe.  Gosh, she is so hyper!!!  The bad thing about the cold is that the fine snow does something weird to my feet when I take a walk.  It hurts and I cannot walk.  But leave it to FM....she picks me up and carries me home!  Boy, do I have her trained or what?!!  Well, I think I will go back to my bed and take a nap.  I will write again soon.

Hi everyone!  Just a quick note to let you know that I am surviving the winter weather!!  Iowa had ice/rain today and although I like the snow, I don't like this stuff!!  If I could wear ice skates it might be ok.  I am having a hard time getting around on the ice as my legs keeping slipping and making it very hard to go potty.  FM seems to think it is pretty funny..... but I don't!!!  I sent a new picture.  Don't I look like quite the young lady??  I am feeling good but not much new going on, which is fine with me.  I like things to stay the same.  I really like the Christmas decorations that mom is putting up.  Very pretty (just like me!)  :-)  Mom keeps asking me what I want for Christmas but I haven't given her very many ideas.  I don't get the idea behind toys or chew bones so I am not sure what I will ask Santa for.  Well, mom said it is time to go out on the skating rink again, so I will write again soon.

Bella is taking a nap so I thought I would check in.  Bella is doing well.  We started her on some new pills about a week ago but have not seen any improvement with her back half yet.  She is loving the cooler weather and really likes to walk in the leaves and lay in the sun.  She supervised me today while I washed screens in the driveway and then we both layed in the grass and enjoyed the beautiful day!  I am not sure who had a harder time getting up.....me or her but it was well worth every ache and pain!!!!  And the neighbors can always use a good laugh!  That is all for now and we will be checking in again soon.

Hi everyone!  Sorry it took so long for me to write but I was waiting for the RAGOM picnic so I would have some new pics.  The handsome boy laying next to me is my favorite ex-ragom dog, Junior. Isn't he handsome?!  We had fun going to MN in the van.  I also got to meet my FM first foster, Nash, and I must say that he is a "hottie" too.  As you can see when Junior's dad got out of the van for snacks....I took his seat!  That really surprised them. I guess they don't know this old girl can be quite a trickster!  Once at the picnic I just kind of layed around and let everyone come up to me.  I look pretty good in my red vest, huh?  There were lots of nice people and dogs too.  I really behaved and didn't growl at any of them.  On the way home I used my "womanly ways" to lure over a golden that got loose from his owners at a rest stop.  When he came to check me out, mom grabbed his lease and gave him back to his family.  I heard mom say that they didn't even say thank you but she didn't care because we kept him from running out on the big highway!  I have been feeling pretty good but I heard my FM & FD talking about my bad hips.  They think I better go in and see the Dr. as it has been a little harder these days getting up after sleeping.  I guess they forget that I am not a young girl!  Well, I better go for now and will write again soon.

Bella is resting after a busy night at foster grandma's house so I thought I would check in.  Bella is doing just great.  She continues to be a joy to foster.  She is a sweet girl that only wants to give and get lots of love.  She has her days when she acts like a young dog...running, barking and being silly but she also has senior days.  She needs a family willing to be patient and take the time to let her out.  She doesn't tell us when she needs to go outside but we have learned her schedule and know what signs to watch for.  She recently went to Petco and found this rawhide that she just had to have....she really didn't know what it was for, but she wanted it.  She is slowly learning it is for chewing but she only gets to chew it when the resident boys are outside.  If you are a family that is home most of the day and has plenty of time to give her the love she craves...this might be your girl.  She is a total love bug.  Well that is all for now.

Hi everyone!  It's me Bella checking in.  Sorry it has been so long since my last update but when you are a senior, you don't do too many exciting things.  Besides the normal issues that go with being older, I am doing great!!  My foster parents have me on a joint medicine to help with my achey joints and the nice Dr. gave me some other medicine to help keep me feeling good.  It must work pretty good cause I have been acting pretty crazy!!  I played out in the yard with my foster brother Charlie and found out if I bark, everyone laughs!!!!  They say I have a big deep bark for such a little girl and I really love making everyone laugh!!  So, I just keep barking!!!  Mom thinks I must not have been allowed to "speak my mind" in my former life and am making up for lost time.  I sent some pictures too.  As you can see, my hair has really grown back.  Mom tries to brush it but I don't like it much.  Doesn't matter.....she makes me stay still and get brushed.  The cute boy at the vet's office said he hardly recognized me due to my beautiful golden locks.  Last time he saw me I was just shaved.  So I am still here waiting for my forever home.  If you have lots of free time to pet me and take me on walks, I might be the girl for you.

Hi everyone!  It's Bella and I just wanted to give you a quick update.  I am doing fantastic and feeling great.  I even played with my resident brother Charlie last night for the first time.  He is a whopping 80 pounds but I took his toy away from him anyway and gave it a good shake!  Maybe I AM getting the hang of playing with toys.  He tried to get it back but I stood my ground and he finally gave up.  He knows I am a senior girl and he tried his best to play gently with me but when I noticed mom watching I had to stop to get petted..... playing is fun but NOTHING beats being petted!!!  Last weekend I got to go to a picnic with lots of other Golden's.  I didn't really play with them but I sure did like all the people that wanted to pet me.....especially the little girl in the picture.  She did a GREAT job.  Everyone said that I am much prettier in person so maybe YOU should give me looksie!!  If you are looking for a quiet, low maintenance companion and don't care if I am on "the older side" please contact RAGOM.  I can guarantee that I will give you more love and kisses than you can handle!!  See ya next time.

Hi, Bella here!  Just wanted to check in and let everyone know how well I am doing.  My foster mom keeps throwing toys to me (as you can see in the picture) but I really haven't figured out what I am supposed to do with them once I catch them.  I DID find a spikey, blue rubber ball tonight that I thought was pretty cool to chew on but my resident golden brother decided he wanted it too.  He is much bigger than me, so he won.  That is OK.  I would rather be sitting with my foster mom getting petted!  I got to go to the campground this past weekend to visit some family and as you can see I thought it was very relaxing!  I made time to catch a few zzzzzzz's while they all visited.  I am getting along really well but I hear that I have to go the Dr. next week and get some more teeth pulled.....yuck!  But I guess it is good because then I will be able to find my forever home.  My mom keeps telling me what a very special girl I am and that the family that adopts me will be the luckiest people in the world.  I just need to remind everyone that since I am a senior girl I really need a home with very few stairs.  My back legs are not what they used to be and I sometimes have a hard time with them.  That is about all I need...other than someone who has ALOT of time to pet me!  Well, I will write next week after my Dr. appointment!