Brody 11-051

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 Golden in Spirit! From Anonymous

 

 

Brody was found as a stray and was at a shelter over a month before coming into RAGOM. He had to live in a garage due to over crowding. Brody came to our house on Wednesday, February 16th. After a few minutes of getting to know Tyson, res GR, he had to sniff out his new territory. Our first night together, he marked 2 times in the house (hasn’t done it again) and several times outside. He kept his kennel clean. He goes to the door when he wants to go outside. He stands there nicely waiting to be let out. I have not seen any issues with him eating or drinking with res dog near by. He quickly took to Tyson, even got worried when he couldn’t see him. The first night, he didn’t whine in his kennel at all probably because Tyson was right by his side.

 

The next morning, when it was play time all he wanted to do was snuggle. He sat on my lap for 30 minutes enjoying being scratched and having his belly rubbed. His fur is so soft and smooth. He goes into his kennel with a little encouragement. He is not a barker, he barely talks at all – a little when playing. He has jumped up on the counter, but a simple “no” and he is right down.

We are working on some basic commands with him – he doesn’t know sit or stay, but knows come, outside and potty. We are starting to walk with the gentle leader, since he does pull when I don’t use the gentle leader. He loves to run in the snow after Tyson, thank goodness it is melting, so his short legs can make it through the piles.
The shelter said he didn’t get excited about cats and was good with other dogs with a proper introduction. We wonder if he lived with cats because he chased the flashlight beam just like a cat. We don’t have kids, so will see how he does with some neighbor kids next weekend. He met a little boy at the vet and didn’t mind him at all when the little guy petted Brody.

He takes treats very gentle, unless he has his ball – then he ignores the treats! I was trying to teach him to leave it because he was in to his ball. I started to throw bites of apple to him and he would catch them and release over and over again– funny little guy.

 

He did really well with a bath, he stood just fine and let us wash him up. He loved when I brushed him.

Brody received a clean bill of health at his Vet visit. He weighs 51 pounds and was vaccinated/microchipped. Thursday he will be neutered, so he will need to stay with us for another week until he is healed from it, but he can see potential families this week.

Brody didn’t care too much for the car ride to the cabin, but he was in a smaller kennel for 5 hours, he whined a fair amount. He has been okay on shorter rides. We will continue to work with him, like trying car rides not in the kennel next week. At the cabin, he had to be tied out because there is no fence like at home. He didn’t mind the tie out and jumped around the snow banks. Tyson and Brody have lots of energy in the cabin, since they can’t run as much as when they are in our backyard. We went out for dinner and left him in the kennel and he was whining/crying when we arrived home. He doesn’t act like this when not in his kennel. He continued to sleep well during the night once I moved his kennel so he could be closer to us.

This morning Tyson and FD went for an errand, so Brody and I worked on some training (sit, stay, leave it). He did pretty well. He hasn’t been motivated to release his ball for treats yet, but today he would take a treat when he left the ball. He just loves his balls and doesn’t react to anything else when he has his balls – he chewed through 2 tennis balls yesterday. So, as much as he loves his tennis balls, I am working with him to leave it and play catch. He leaves the garbage can alone and has shown no interest in anything besides his tennis balls.

After 5 days with us, Brody is showing a playful side of being a big puppy. He is doing well with Tyson, so I think he would be fine with another dog in the house. I say he is a big puppy, because he plays so hard and paces around the house looking for something to do. He doesn’t crash like a puppy does. He will need to be neutered before he can be adopted, but you can check in with your placement advisor about meeting this little cutie.

At a Glance #11-051

Mixed Breed Born: June 2009
Male 50 lbs

Status: Deceased

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 Golden in Spirit! From Anonymous

 

 

Brody was found as a stray and was at a shelter over a month before coming into RAGOM. He had to live in a garage due to over crowding. Brody came to our house on Wednesday, February 16th. After a few minutes of getting to know Tyson, res GR, he had to sniff out his new territory. Our first night together, he marked 2 times in the house (hasn’t done it again) and several times outside. He kept his kennel clean. He goes to the door when he wants to go outside. He stands there nicely waiting to be let out. I have not seen any issues with him eating or drinking with res dog near by. He quickly took to Tyson, even got worried when he couldn’t see him. The first night, he didn’t whine in his kennel at all probably because Tyson was right by his side.

 

The next morning, when it was play time all he wanted to do was snuggle. He sat on my lap for 30 minutes enjoying being scratched and having his belly rubbed. His fur is so soft and smooth. He goes into his kennel with a little encouragement. He is not a barker, he barely talks at all – a little when playing. He has jumped up on the counter, but a simple “no” and he is right down.

We are working on some basic commands with him – he doesn’t know sit or stay, but knows come, outside and potty. We are starting to walk with the gentle leader, since he does pull when I don’t use the gentle leader. He loves to run in the snow after Tyson, thank goodness it is melting, so his short legs can make it through the piles.
The shelter said he didn’t get excited about cats and was good with other dogs with a proper introduction. We wonder if he lived with cats because he chased the flashlight beam just like a cat. We don’t have kids, so will see how he does with some neighbor kids next weekend. He met a little boy at the vet and didn’t mind him at all when the little guy petted Brody.

He takes treats very gentle, unless he has his ball – then he ignores the treats! I was trying to teach him to leave it because he was in to his ball. I started to throw bites of apple to him and he would catch them and release over and over again– funny little guy.

 

He did really well with a bath, he stood just fine and let us wash him up. He loved when I brushed him.

Brody received a clean bill of health at his Vet visit. He weighs 51 pounds and was vaccinated/microchipped. Thursday he will be neutered, so he will need to stay with us for another week until he is healed from it, but he can see potential families this week.

Brody didn’t care too much for the car ride to the cabin, but he was in a smaller kennel for 5 hours, he whined a fair amount. He has been okay on shorter rides. We will continue to work with him, like trying car rides not in the kennel next week. At the cabin, he had to be tied out because there is no fence like at home. He didn’t mind the tie out and jumped around the snow banks. Tyson and Brody have lots of energy in the cabin, since they can’t run as much as when they are in our backyard. We went out for dinner and left him in the kennel and he was whining/crying when we arrived home. He doesn’t act like this when not in his kennel. He continued to sleep well during the night once I moved his kennel so he could be closer to us.

This morning Tyson and FD went for an errand, so Brody and I worked on some training (sit, stay, leave it). He did pretty well. He hasn’t been motivated to release his ball for treats yet, but today he would take a treat when he left the ball. He just loves his balls and doesn’t react to anything else when he has his balls – he chewed through 2 tennis balls yesterday. So, as much as he loves his tennis balls, I am working with him to leave it and play catch. He leaves the garbage can alone and has shown no interest in anything besides his tennis balls.

After 5 days with us, Brody is showing a playful side of being a big puppy. He is doing well with Tyson, so I think he would be fine with another dog in the house. I say he is a big puppy, because he plays so hard and paces around the house looking for something to do. He doesn’t crash like a puppy does. He will need to be neutered before he can be adopted, but you can check in with your placement advisor about meeting this little cutie.

Updates

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Brody had a big day on Saturday, he went to his first RAGOM event at PetSmart! We checked it out to see what all the action was about. Brody took it well considering all those new dogs of all sizes and shapes. A couple were frisky with Brody and he didn't quite know what to do. He loved meeting new people and having his ears scratched. You know a dog is excited when he is too interested in his surroundings to take treats! This Saturday, March 26 - Brody will be visiting the PetSmart in Plymouth - he will come trotting in around 11:00...

Another interesting thing we found out about Brody at last week's RAGOM event, 3 people told us Brody might have some "Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever" or Toller in him. Interesting the more research we did this week, the more we are understanding some of Brody's traits. Here all along we thought he was a Golden Retriever mixed with some Yellow Lab. The toller was bred for duck hunting, has great agility and focus for retrieving...or the qualities that pour out of Brody!

With last week's snow melt, he had more back yard to run around and play chase with Tyson and the "cuz" we were sitting. It was a little icy, so I think the boys liked today's fresh layer of snow. What will they do when they have fresh green grass to roll around in?

See you Saturday at PetSmart, you know which one he will be, the cute one with his head cocked to the side and a little smile on his face.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Mr Brody-dingle has been with us for a month now and feeling quite at home. It has been a special week, as we are dog sitting Tyson's cousin, a sheltie, during spring break. The "kids" are getting along quite well, chasing each other around the back yard. The sheltie breed is one that is used to herding - I think she herds Brody and Tyson around the back yard as they chase each other and fight over a toy. Tyson is really good at playing keep away from Brody, so they have lots of back and forth fun. Some of you may be worried that Brody has early signs of possible hip issues - if you could see him running around the back yard at full speed, around the shed, up and down the stairs, leaping off the deck and doing quick stops to retrieve the toy before Tyson. He is extremely athletic and jumps to catch the toy in the air before it lands. He has incredible focus when we play fetch - I can throw it in different parts of the yard and he watches carefully to retrieve. I would have to wonder if his former owner tried him out for hunting, as good as his focus appears. He brings it back immediately (only wish Tyson could learn this trick). I think Brody steals it from Tyson or tries to drag the toy (and Tyson) back to me, so the game can continue.

Brody has not shown any aggressions to food or other dogs even when meeting new ones. We haven't seen him around cats yet. He has been around young kids ages 2-6 and does fine. He doesn't interact with them, is not afraid, but he may still be better for a family with elementary age kids due to his love of ball. We have been working on releasing the ball, so he doesn't get it all the time. He has had free roam in the house during the day and night and has been pretty darn good. He is getting better in the car rides, but does whine a bit. I think he just wants to sit in the front seat, but isn't allowed.

It has been fun to see some new traits this week with the little sheltie. Brody plays nicely with a smaller dog, he trots so she can keep up with him when they chase each other. He lays on the ground and paws at her to wrestle. These are behaviors he has learned from Tyson maybe. It's been a week with 3 dogs in the house, other than the "floor floating" with hairballs - the pups have done well together. It has still been a 3 ring circus - when they play tug with the rings. Brody has met several people this last month and does well with interactions. I think he gets more loving every week, he really likes the golden life.

I finally captured a totally relaxed Brody, laying in his king size bed with all fours facing up! Isn't he so darn cute???

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Brody is healing really well from his neuter surgery on Thursday. It was hard to keep him calm the last couple of days. We have allowed him to sleep in our bed since his surgery, so we could keep an eye on him to avoid licking his stitches. He loves it! He sleeps so cute - on his back with all 4s upward facing. He doesn't move around a lot while sleeping, much better than our 80# Tyson!

Brody is doing very well in our house, getting along well with Tyson, learning more commands while becoming a complete snuggle bug. See how good I sit in my new pic! He loves attention and snuggling, I don't think he received a lot of human contact in the positive form before. In the last few days, he comes looking for attention instead of me going up to him and encouraging to sit in my lap to be petted. In fact, I had a few extra paw strokes while writing today's update when Brody jumped up on my lap. So, if you work from home, you can have your very own "cube mate" with Brody.

In the last few days, we have been trying to give Brody more roam of the house when we are gone. He has done okay, the boys got into a box of kleenex, got into the bath garbage and finished off some banana bread from the counter. Tyson never did this, so FP are learning to Brody proof the kitchen. He respects the baby gates when he is in the same area as Tyson. One night when we ran for errands, he jumped the gate in the hallway so he was in the same space as Big T. They did just fine and didn't get into trouble.

While he was being neutered last week, the vet found possible early stages of hip dysplasia. RAGOM is working to determine if any extra treatment is needed at this time. At this point, Brody is showing no signs of pain. I will keep you posted as we learn more.