Berkeley 13-211

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Berkeley was lovingly surrendered to RAGOM because she was uncomfortable around the family's young child. Berkeley has been trained and taken care of well. She can live with older children, other dogs in the home are fine, and she lived with a cat in her first home. A fence is optional. She is a very sweet dog although can be a little shy at first, so she needs a home where her family understands her preferences and can give her time to adjust.

At a Glance #13-211

Mixed Breed Born: March 2007
Female Weight not specified

Status: Deceased

Profile

Berkeley was lovingly surrendered to RAGOM because she was uncomfortable around the family's young child. Berkeley has been trained and taken care of well. She can live with older children, other dogs in the home are fine, and she lived with a cat in her first home. A fence is optional. She is a very sweet dog although can be a little shy at first, so she needs a home where her family understands her preferences and can give her time to adjust.

Updates

Sunday, June 28, 2020

We adopted this precious girl (Berkeley 13-211) from RAGOM on 8/8/2013. She was 13 years old on 3/3/2020. Today (6/22/2020) has been a very hard day as we had to say goodbye to her and let her run freely over the Rainbow Bridge.

She was the most beautiful runner. It was so fun to watch her run, so elegant but yet with such great power. She brought so much joy to our home. She absolutely loved our male golden, Hank, and actually protected him if Bailey or Luka wrestled with him too harshly.

She loved her morning walk with John and did a great job of reminding us when it was time to eat or time to go for a walk. We will forever be grateful for this past almost 7 years with her. She was a constant loyal companion to both John and me as well as our other pups.

Run like the wind Berkie with no limitations or pain...you deserve that! You will forever be in our hearts . Thank you, RAGOM, for allowing us to have this precious soul.

Berkeley 13-211
Berkeley 13-211
Berkeley 13-211
Berkeley 13-211
Berkeley 13-211
Berkeley 13-211

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Original Initial Bio:

It is our pleasure to introduce our newest foster … meet Berkeley.  This girls has it all – she was well socialized throughout her life and extremely loved by her family, is already spayed and was kept up to date on all her vetting to include being microchipped, went to obedience training and knows her verbal and hand commands well, completely house trained and trustworthy, understands how to co-exist with other dogs and a cat, walks great on an Easy Walk harness and can even go off leash and stay by your side … she is really a very nice girl.

Her family made a list of words to describe Berkeley:  Sensitive, Loving, Special, Smart … all of these are true!

So why did Berkeley come into RAGOM?  Unfortunately, Berkeley was not fond of the one year old who wanted to give her hugs.  Although Berkeley did show good dog language and would walk away from the child, let’s face it keeping track of a one year old can be a full-time job, there was an incident and Berkeley bit the child.

Because of this Berkeley should go to a home with older children.  I can say that Berkeley has met several children (6-12 years old) in our neighborhood and she was very nice to them, even gave them each a little kiss.  She is not a mean spirited dog; she’s actually very sweet and a little cautious when you first met her.

Berkeley is a 6 year old Golden/Husky mix, but when I first saw her I thought she might be a Golden/Collie mix because of her long nose and long legs.  Berkeley has many of the Golden traits.  As I’m typing this update she keeps nudging me with her nose so I will pay attention to her.  If that doesn’t work, she will use her paw on my leg.  Berkeley is not loud or overly barky, but will let you know if someone comes to the door.

When we introduced her to our resident pack she was shy more than anything. Normally all toys are put away during the first week to lessen potential issues, but Berkeley came here with toys of her own so I thought it would be interesting to see what she would do. Happily there have been zero issues.

In fact, other than the initial adjustment period, she has made herself right at home. So far, Berkeley has not participated in any game playing with our residents, but will gladly play chase with us. She will help our furkids keep a watchful eye on the yard, gotta make sure those squirrels and bunnies stay away.

Berkeley’s favorite place is on her dog bed with her head resting on a stuffed toy.  She is also getting more relaxed and finds my couch to be very comfortable, as well as, in front of the fireplace.