Jaidan (Maggie 12-030)

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January 30, 2012

Hi, I am Maggie, I am the smallest, petite one in the this group of heavyweights. I am more like my mom, Ruby 11-372. I weigh in at 1lb and 7 oz. but I am the quickest. My foster mom loves to watch me run across the pool and slide under all my siblings to get my share of milk. Being small has its advantages too.

 

At a Glance #12-030

Golden Retriever Born: January 2012
Female Weight not specified

Status: Deceased

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January 30, 2012

Hi, I am Maggie, I am the smallest, petite one in the this group of heavyweights. I am more like my mom, Ruby 11-372. I weigh in at 1lb and 7 oz. but I am the quickest. My foster mom loves to watch me run across the pool and slide under all my siblings to get my share of milk. Being small has its advantages too.

 

Updates

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Woo hoo! My sister Princess 12-028 and I got to go on a weekend retreat! We had so much fun. There were two big dogs there. One's name was Bailey and her 11th birthday was Saturday and I think we kinda wrecked it for her because she's not crazy about cute little puppies like us. We jumped on her and she growled at us - can you believe it? Luckily there were plenty of other things to do so after Bailey growled at us we just stayed away from her. The other dog was Josie (Lacey 09-048) and she was a lot of fun, she showed us all kinds of new things. Sometimes Josie got the zoomies and that kind of freaked us out because she's so big compared to us. When she zoomed we just huddled down and made ourselves small until she stopped. Once Josie returned to normal speed we liked to follow her around.

We spent a ton of time out in the yard exploring, hiking, and checking out the lake. If we started to wander too far the peeps here would just say "PUPPIES!" in a happy voice and we would come running lickety-split. When we got tired we'd start leaning on each other with droopy eyes and the peeps would put us in a crate for a nap. When we woke up I'd sound the alarm and the peeps would quick take us out for a potty break. Yep, I was the vocal one and not afraid to ask out loud for what I wanted! I'm happy to report that we kept our crate clean and didn't have a single accident in the house. Of course we spent a lot of time outside so that really helped. And the peeps here never let us out of their sight so the minute we stopped playing and started circling they'd wisk us outside to do our business. Boy did we get a lot of praise when that happened.

We were very good sleepers. After all of that fresh air we were exhausted at night. They had a rule that goes "never wake a sleeping baby" but both nights we slept for over nine hours and the peeps had to break the rule and wake us up in the morning!

So there was talk about "dock dogs" in one of my previous updates and I sure hope that it's true! It turned out I LOVED the water. I watched the big dogs go into the lake and I followed right up to my belly without even thinking about it. I guess some dogs get a little creeped out the first time they get wet but not me. No pun intended because it is only March and the water is really cold but I thought being in the lake was really cool! I did my best to pay attention to the dock installation too because I'm sure it's important I know about things like that.

They called me "the feisty one" on my retreat. I was the first to learn how to navigate new areas, I made the most noise when things didn't go my way, and I always had to jump on Bailey one more time to make sure she really didn't want to play with me. Someone had to take the lead on these things, right? I think being "feisty" is awesome!

I have to have a little surgery this week and then I get to move in with my furever family! I know they're going to love me!


Thursday, March 8, 2012

Gettin' bigger at 9.3 lbs!

Went to the vet for the 1st shots and wormer, we are now at 6 weeks old. Foster mom had to bring reinforcements to help load all us puppies and unload at the vet. Thanks to Mary T for the extra help. Dr. Heidi says we are all very healthy and that our Dad must of been a big boy, cause our mom is kinda small. We have appointments to have our spay and neuter surgery for 5 of us on 3/19 and for the other 5 on 3/20. Then we will just wait for our new people parents and siblings to come get us. We sure are meeting lots of nice people, who most say "how do we choose, they all are so cute and perfect."

Mom has decided to hold back the milk and now mom is teaching us not to bite so hard and to play nice. We now eat dry Nurtrisource Lg puppy food 3-4 times a day and most of us are doing pretty good about going potty on the pads.

Went outside for the first time, because vet Heidi says we need to get hardened up a bit and go outside and learn to pee and poop on the grass. We all sure loved the KUDOS and praise when we go potty on the grass, we hold our heads high and get so excited.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Maggie has found her furever Family with the M Family. She is going to be a great dock dog and she will be so happy with her 2 fur sisters. Keep in touch, would love to see how she grows within your family.

Friday, March 2, 2012

My daughter Andrea 12 years old has her favorite pup. It is so difficult for her to let go, so I told her to do this update.

Maggie is the tiny baby girl. Very different from the others. She LOVES to play which you have probably heard with the others. She is a spitting image of mom but most of all, the tail. When you see mom you hear thump thump thump. With Maggie she runs up to you tail high in the air and licks you to death. (Say goodbye to your hair though!) Her tail is moving in 90 miles per hour speed. So that is why I call her Waggy Maggie. Though she is small she can push her way to the food bowl and put up a fun fight with her relatives.

She absolutely adores humans. Pick her out of the pen and she will lick you all over your face. Lay down with her and she would be happy to take a nap with you. One of her favorite things is when you're on the floor at her level. Here comes Waggy Maggie trotting down the hall to play with you.

She is great with my cat Harrison, my other baby. She runs up to him but knows not to nip or play too roughly. You could make a television show called When Goldens Attack, or it could be AFV! But Maggie is no doubt the good girl of the group Innocent. She can be quite the whiner sometimes if not at least being able to move around a bit. And the pen won't smell great, but she is no doubt worth it. PS you are going to need lots of puppy pads and food Smile.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

2/8/12 - Still the smallest, gained little less then a pound. I went to the vet with Foster Mom so the vet can see how I am developing. She also brought Bailey for comparison. Dr. Heidi says I am strong and alert as Bailey, just petite, like my mom, but I am my fosterkid's favorite cause I have spunk and very quick. I like to be held and play rough like any of the bigger pups.

2/12/12 - Started eating soft puppy food today, because mom Ruby is getting very drained of nutrients and the vet says I should start 1 feeding of puppy food in hopes Mom will get a little break. Anyway, I am eating very well, no problems in this area. Gobble it all up.

2/13/12 - Godmom Jen came over and gave me a new collar and tag, so I am really somebody now, a license to play and lick your face.