Happy Birthday! Murray and Teddy just turned 8 weeks old! That means they are ready to go to their forever homes. These puppies have grown up so much in the past two weeks. They are doing great with their paper training and we've even started working on outdoor potty training. Since the weather has warmed up, they have been going outside to potty several times a day and they LOVE playing in the snow with their foster mom-dog, Daisy. There's a picture below of the whole clan curled up for a nap after a fun play session. Aren't they just the cutest bunch of Goldens you've ever seen?
Teddy is getting so big! He loves to play under furniture and has been teasing Murray into playing and then running under the big chair in the living room, but he's getting so big, he gets stuck when he tries to come out. I've added a picture below of when he got stuck under the automan and just fell asleep there. So cute! He's still a big baby, though. He cries the most to be let out of the pen when they wake up and he cries if he ever finds himself alone in a room. He's so funny; he doesn't run around and look for anybody, he just sits in the middle of the room crying until someone comes back. It doesn't matter who it is; it could be me, my resident dog Daisy, or Murray. He just doesn't want to be alone. I think Teddy would do best in a home with another dog. He needs the comfort of another being in order for him to be happy.
Murray is more independent than Teddy. He doesn't like being alone for very long either, but can tolerate a little quiet time on his own every once in awhile. Though I suspect he just needs a break from Teddy sometimes. There's another picture below of Murray taking a quick break from playing with Ted. Murray is quite a bit smaller than Teddy, has a smaller appetite, and is more calm. He just seems to be more thoughtful. I think he's going to be a very smart dog! Though probably on the small side for a Golden.
They have a great time playing with elementary school-aged children, though we still have some work to do on being gentle when chewing on humans. I think they would do well in a home with older children, but not toddlers or babies. They're still very young, so they demand a lot of attention, but it's worth every minute because they are the sweetest boys and they just want to have fun!
They went to the vet last week because Murray had a little sore on his neck, caused by some rough play with one of his litter-mates, that was causing him to cry whenever he scratched his collar, poor boy! He got some topical medicine and we removed his collar so he is healing up really well. He also tested positive for Giardia, so we treated all the dogs, including my Daisy, for three days and hopefully have knocked that out. They'll have to be re-tested when they go in for their next round of shots, but the vet assured me that Giardia is really common in puppies (and can be hard to knock out completely) but is nothing to worry about once it is treated. They had their last de-worming pills today so they are completely up-to-date and are ready to find their forever homes.
There's still time to bring one of these wonderful boys home in time for Christmas so please contact placement
ragom [dot] org if you are interested in meeting Ted or Murray.
