Maggie 08-552

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Maggie is a 3 1/2 yr old PB Golden Retriever who came to RAGOM from a family who felt they could no longer give her what she needed. I have had her for 3 days now and learning more about her every day.
Maggie went to the vet yesterday and weighed in at 75.6 lbs. She is at a pretty good weight but could do okay with losing 3-5 lbs. She is now UTD on vaccinations and microchipped. She was a very good trooper at the vet and rolled over for belly rubs from those who offered some lovin'.
Ms. Maggie loves to go on walks but does pull quite a bit. She came with a Easy Walk harness and if I could figure out how to get the darn thing on her I would try it. :)
She absolutely loves people and is a happy dog. She has not had much exposure to other dogs though and is pretty anxious around the 3 resident dogs. The first day she was here if one of the dogs even looked at her....she would run the other way. Now, she is slowly getting better but tries to stay away from them the best she can.
Maggie will respect baby gates if you are in the room with her (which is what I do at night) but needs to have free roam when home alone. She absolutely hates going in a crate and will lay down and refuse to move if she thinks you are trying to crate her....she does a great sand bag impression. :)  Also, if she is baby gated and you leave the room, she tries to climb over it or knock it over to join you. She just loves her people!
She is definitely a Golden that will follow you from room to room and warm you on cold days!
Maggie will be moving to a new foster home in a few days where she will be able to have free roam. Here at my house, the resident dogs are feeding on her nervousness and I don't feel comfortable with all four having free roam while I am gone for long periods of time. I would hate for an altercation to happen.
Let placement know if you would like to meet Maggie!

At a Glance #08-552

Golden Retriever Born: June 2005
Female 65 lbs

Status: Adopted

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Maggie is a 3 1/2 yr old PB Golden Retriever who came to RAGOM from a family who felt they could no longer give her what she needed. I have had her for 3 days now and learning more about her every day.
Maggie went to the vet yesterday and weighed in at 75.6 lbs. She is at a pretty good weight but could do okay with losing 3-5 lbs. She is now UTD on vaccinations and microchipped. She was a very good trooper at the vet and rolled over for belly rubs from those who offered some lovin'.
Ms. Maggie loves to go on walks but does pull quite a bit. She came with a Easy Walk harness and if I could figure out how to get the darn thing on her I would try it. :)
She absolutely loves people and is a happy dog. She has not had much exposure to other dogs though and is pretty anxious around the 3 resident dogs. The first day she was here if one of the dogs even looked at her....she would run the other way. Now, she is slowly getting better but tries to stay away from them the best she can.
Maggie will respect baby gates if you are in the room with her (which is what I do at night) but needs to have free roam when home alone. She absolutely hates going in a crate and will lay down and refuse to move if she thinks you are trying to crate her....she does a great sand bag impression. :)  Also, if she is baby gated and you leave the room, she tries to climb over it or knock it over to join you. She just loves her people!
She is definitely a Golden that will follow you from room to room and warm you on cold days!
Maggie will be moving to a new foster home in a few days where she will be able to have free roam. Here at my house, the resident dogs are feeding on her nervousness and I don't feel comfortable with all four having free roam while I am gone for long periods of time. I would hate for an altercation to happen.
Let placement know if you would like to meet Maggie!

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Monday, December 1, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.  Maggie aka Mags here.  My foster mom thought that I should send in the next installment of my story.  I've been with my foster family almost two weeks now and my mom says I'm doing fantastic.  I've learned that my foster brother is really a nice guy and that the dog next door isn't going to eat me.   Mom says they just want to play with me.  I know what it means to play with my humans and I'm slowly learning what it is to play with my foster brother.  Guess what, I think it's pretty fun.

Mom does say that I have a couple of things that I need to tell everyone.  I'm  more vocal than my foster brother but it's mainly when I get really excited like when people come over to visit me (okay, maybe they're here to see my mom and dad too) and when I'm trying to play with my foster brother,  mostly when we're playing ball.  I do settle down pretty quickly and Mom tells me no but I just can't seem to hold the bark in.  Mom says to tell everyone, I don't bark just to be barking, just when I'm excited or someone comes to the door.

If I find something that I really value, like a sock or a glove, I'm not going to give it back to you if you try to take it from me BUT I will trade you for it.  Especially if what you're offering as trade is a treat.  I mean, come on, a sock is really special and I'm not going to give it up for just anything.

Mom says that I'm to tell you how impressed she is that now that I've settled in that I'm such a mellow girl.  She says I'm a whole lot more mellow than my 11 year old foster brother.  Dad says the same thing and if I can impress him, then I must being doing a good thing.  Don't get me wrong, I love to go for walks and chase the ball as long as you want to throw it but I'm more than happy just to be next to you or to lay in the sun looking out the door.  I love looking out doors and windows!   I go into my crate now at night with Mom telling me to kennel up.  I've learned that the crate isn't such a bad place now that I don't have to be in it all the time.  I have free roam of the house all day and I've been left out by myself (well, with my foster brother) for up to 3 ½ hours with no problems.  Mom says that's really good.

I love being outside and like exploring all the smells in the yard.  I like exploring all those smells so much that Mom thinks if I got out that I might not come back like I should so I would probably do best with some kind of fence.

I really like my foster family but Mom tells me that there's another family out there who's just looking for a dog like me and they would be my forever family and I would never have to leave again.  Are you my forever family?  If you are, I'd really like to meet you.  Please contact placementatragom [dot] org so we can get together.

   

Thursday, November 20, 2008

 

Maggie came to live with us  and our senior golden on Sunday, 11-16-08. Due to the fact that she has had no or very little socialization with other animals during her lifetime, we initially had a very stressful time for both her and my resident golden and I was afraid that she was going to have to be an only dog.  The turning point was when she attempted to guard my 9 year old grand-daughter from my resident.  Since no one gets between my resident and his little girl, he growled at her for the first time, she backed off and we have made progress in leaps and bounds since then. We have now reached the point where she wants to play with him but doesn’t quite know how to do it. You can see from one of the pictures  she is trying very hard and I think eventually she will get it all figured out. 

Maggie is very much the typical golden in her interaction with people. In other words, she LOVES them.  She loves to be petted, loves to be in the same room, loves to ride in the car and loves to go on walks.  A gentle leader is a must with Maggie. Without it, she pulls harder than my horses. By the time we finished our first walk she was heeling and learning that when I stopped walking, she has to sit so she’s a quick study. 

Maggie does sit and down on command but won’t stay in either position. She does not come on command and will actually move away from you, quickly, if she thinks that you are going to take something, like a pen or piece of tissue, away from her.  She loves to play ball and will either give you the ball or let you take it from her but if she has what she considers to be a high value item, as the previously mentioned pen or piece of tissue, you can’t pry it out. She does not guard her food or her toys and she hasn’t done any counter surfing  but I keep very little on my counters and I think that she might  given the chance. I believe that a session or two in obedience training will help Maggie with these issues and would also help to further her socialization skills. 

Maggie now goes willing into her crate at night and you don’t hear a peep out of her until morning. She has free roam of the house during the day and we haven’t had any issues. She is absolutely and completely housebroken and we have not had one accident during the time she has been here, even when things were the most stressful.

She really is a wonderful girl and will make someone a wonderful pet. She will do fine in a home with another dog if you’re willing to give her the time to settle in. I’m unsure about cats as we don’t have any for her to be exposed to. As an only dog, I doubt there would be any issues. If you’re interested in Maggie, please contact placementatragom [dot] org