Howie 09-214

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We welcome Howie to the RAGOM family. Howie is a stray who no one claimed so his time was up at animal control. He is now safe and sound and will be a RAGOM dog furever.

Howie is approximately 11 years old. He is a tall boy weighing 84 pounds. The RAGOM volunteer who picked him up spent quite a bit of time cutting out mats and trimming his toenails. I guess they were so long he couldn't walk on the pads of his feet very well. The next day he came to our house and we gave him a much needed bath and brushing. I don't think this boy had been bathed and/or groomed in quite some time. Poor guy! Well, he is feeling and looking much better now. Howie has a gorgeous darker red coat and now it is shiny and clean. It is hard to tell from his photos since it was so windy out when we took the pictures, but he has very long silky hair on his ears. In these initial photos, he is sporting the "wind blown" look.

Howie has only been with us for about 6 days and we have learned he is one gem of a dog. He is housebroken and very well behaved. He listens well and knows several commands such as sit, down, and stay. He also walks quite well on a leash. Howie met our 3 resident dogs with no issues. Later on the day he arrived, we had another dog visit, so there were 5 dogs here and Howie did great with everyone. We have a couple of cats and at first he wanted to chase and bark at them, but now he doesn't pay much attention to them. He is a typical golden - just a happy go lucky guy. Somewhere along the line, someone spent time with this dog. It makes one wonder how he ended up a stray.

We did our vet visit this week and Howie is now up to date on everything. His heartworm test and fecal came out negative, so that is great news. We have noticed that Howie drinks more than the usual amount of water and pants quite heavily. His heart and lungs sound fine, so we are waiting on his blood work to come back and see if he possibly could have Cushing's disease. Howie is somewhat stiff when he gets up from a nap and he does have limited range of motion in his back legs. It is nothing major, probably just age related.

Howie is the perfect houseguest. He is so well behaved you hardly know he is around. He loves attention, but is not needy. He likes to be wherever you are and since we have dog beds around the house, he usually finds one that he can lay on while he stays close to us. You couldn't ask for a nicer dog than Howie.

Howie will be moving to a new foster home tomorrow. We were his temp fosters so he had a place to hang out until a permanent foster could be found. In the short time he has stayed with us, he has grabbed our hearts and we will sure miss him. Those grey faces get me every time!

Stay tuned to hear more about Howie.

At a Glance #09-214

Golden Retriever Born: May 1998
Male 81 lbs

Status: Adopted

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We welcome Howie to the RAGOM family. Howie is a stray who no one claimed so his time was up at animal control. He is now safe and sound and will be a RAGOM dog furever.

Howie is approximately 11 years old. He is a tall boy weighing 84 pounds. The RAGOM volunteer who picked him up spent quite a bit of time cutting out mats and trimming his toenails. I guess they were so long he couldn't walk on the pads of his feet very well. The next day he came to our house and we gave him a much needed bath and brushing. I don't think this boy had been bathed and/or groomed in quite some time. Poor guy! Well, he is feeling and looking much better now. Howie has a gorgeous darker red coat and now it is shiny and clean. It is hard to tell from his photos since it was so windy out when we took the pictures, but he has very long silky hair on his ears. In these initial photos, he is sporting the "wind blown" look.

Howie has only been with us for about 6 days and we have learned he is one gem of a dog. He is housebroken and very well behaved. He listens well and knows several commands such as sit, down, and stay. He also walks quite well on a leash. Howie met our 3 resident dogs with no issues. Later on the day he arrived, we had another dog visit, so there were 5 dogs here and Howie did great with everyone. We have a couple of cats and at first he wanted to chase and bark at them, but now he doesn't pay much attention to them. He is a typical golden - just a happy go lucky guy. Somewhere along the line, someone spent time with this dog. It makes one wonder how he ended up a stray.

We did our vet visit this week and Howie is now up to date on everything. His heartworm test and fecal came out negative, so that is great news. We have noticed that Howie drinks more than the usual amount of water and pants quite heavily. His heart and lungs sound fine, so we are waiting on his blood work to come back and see if he possibly could have Cushing's disease. Howie is somewhat stiff when he gets up from a nap and he does have limited range of motion in his back legs. It is nothing major, probably just age related.

Howie is the perfect houseguest. He is so well behaved you hardly know he is around. He loves attention, but is not needy. He likes to be wherever you are and since we have dog beds around the house, he usually finds one that he can lay on while he stays close to us. You couldn't ask for a nicer dog than Howie.

Howie will be moving to a new foster home tomorrow. We were his temp fosters so he had a place to hang out until a permanent foster could be found. In the short time he has stayed with us, he has grabbed our hearts and we will sure miss him. Those grey faces get me every time!

Stay tuned to hear more about Howie.

Updates

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Hi, my name is Howie .  I’m going to share some things about myself because I’m now at my permanent fosters’ place.    

I must thank RAGOM for taking care of me and updating me on all the medical things I needed to get done.  I’m in great shape…I got all my shots, blood work came back fine, and preventative and all is well for me at this point.  Tuesday I get some dental work done.  I have an infected tooth that will be taken out.  I’m real happy about it because it’s been causing me pain.  My panting isn’t as constant as it was in the beginning.  I am much more relaxed although I love to drink my water.

I know all the basic commands and all I want to do is please everyone around me.  I have high standards for myself around family and friends.  I love life and whenever someone talks to me or gives me attention I’ll give them a wag of my tail.  I’m always on my best behavior.  I haven’t barked here yet.  I don’t make a lot noise.  I spend all my time on the floor.  I’ve been taking walks every day which I enjoy doing.  I share the house with Skoey, the resident golden.  Skoey gets on the furniture but I’m not into furniture.  He’s much younger than I.  Skoey’s three and I couldn’t remember how old I was when the vet asked (I was a stray----you tell me how many goldens are strays??) so he thought I was 10-12.  I tell everyone I’m 11.  I have a lot of energy but I do enjoy my naps daily.  They tell me I talk and snore in my sleep – but I’m not so sure about that.

I met the Shepard/Rottie mix next door who is named Jack and we say hello now and then.   During my walks we’ve passed by some “yippers” but I’m not so much into them.  I’ll let you know who else I meet because my fosters tell me there are many dogs in the neighborhood.  I have met some friends of theirs who say I’m just the sweetest boy.

Well, I must go because they all went into the other room and I want to be with them…..