Nugget 07-108

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Sponsored by: Peggy Menzel

 

 

Nugget is a big, beautiful boy (BBB) who reminds me of the Lion King, with all of his long, wavy golden fur!  He is 8 years old, neutered, and weighs about 98 lbs.  Nugget was well-loved by his surrendering family, who unfortunately had to move to an apartment building and could not keep Nugget or his sister Dixie 07-109.

He is currently on medication for seizures, but has reportedly not had one for about three months.  He also has what looks to be a hot spot (skin sore) on his front leg and is now wearing an e-collar to keep him from licking it.  His vet appointment is on Thursday, so we'll find out for-sure what it is at that time.  I also suspect this beautiful boy has
hip dysplasia in one of his hips, and have started him on a joint supplement to help him with any pain he may be having.  His surrendering family has teenaged and above children, and with Nugget's hip issue I wouldn't recommend Nugget being placed with young children.  If indeed it is hip dysplasia, playing fetch and other sudden start-and-stop
activities should also be avoided.  Swimming and hiking would be awesome exercises; anyone need a cabin buddy???

Nugget does great with other dogs, and is starting to learn to leave the kitties alone.  Otherwise, Nugget is totally Mister Mellow and shows no anxiety of any kind, and to be honest I have not heard him bark!  He appears to be well-trained and has had no potty issues with me; he found the jingle bells on my door knob without me even showing him! Smart boy! :)

At a Glance #07-108

Golden Retriever Born: March 1999
Male Weight not specified

Status: Adopted

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Sponsored by: Peggy Menzel

 

 

Nugget is a big, beautiful boy (BBB) who reminds me of the Lion King, with all of his long, wavy golden fur!  He is 8 years old, neutered, and weighs about 98 lbs.  Nugget was well-loved by his surrendering family, who unfortunately had to move to an apartment building and could not keep Nugget or his sister Dixie 07-109.

He is currently on medication for seizures, but has reportedly not had one for about three months.  He also has what looks to be a hot spot (skin sore) on his front leg and is now wearing an e-collar to keep him from licking it.  His vet appointment is on Thursday, so we'll find out for-sure what it is at that time.  I also suspect this beautiful boy has
hip dysplasia in one of his hips, and have started him on a joint supplement to help him with any pain he may be having.  His surrendering family has teenaged and above children, and with Nugget's hip issue I wouldn't recommend Nugget being placed with young children.  If indeed it is hip dysplasia, playing fetch and other sudden start-and-stop
activities should also be avoided.  Swimming and hiking would be awesome exercises; anyone need a cabin buddy???

Nugget does great with other dogs, and is starting to learn to leave the kitties alone.  Otherwise, Nugget is totally Mister Mellow and shows no anxiety of any kind, and to be honest I have not heard him bark!  He appears to be well-trained and has had no potty issues with me; he found the jingle bells on my door knob without me even showing him! Smart boy! :)

Updates

Friday, April 6, 2007

Wow!  Was I excited when foster mom told me I have a Sponsor!  Finally, I may have some help with all this madness, so I'm sending out an SOS to my Sponsor, Peggy, in the form of a photo.  One word; PINK.  Do you see the bandage on my leg?  The ball on my bed?  PINK.  This house is full of girls; three girl kitties, one girl dog, and one human girl.  Do you think that she could maybe buy some other color dog toys?  Or, ask the vet to put a different color bandage on my leg?  No, I'm stuck with PINK.  I'm a BOY, a Big Boy at 104 pounds, mind you.  See my photo? That queen-sized bed?  I'm laying sideways, tail off one end and nose off the other.  You can't mistake me for a GIRL.  Oh, yeah, and my collar may look like pink in the photo, but it's RED, but I know for sure there are plenty of pink collars just waiting for the next girl foster dog.  Just you wait....

Friday, March 30, 2007

Whoa, Nellie!  Nugget weighed-in at a whopping 105 pounds today at the vet!  As you can see from his picture, Nugget (foreground) is a large dog in comparison to Rocky 07-101 (background), but should still lose about 7 pounds. Weight management will be crucial to Nugget's management of his hips/knees.  We're walking around the block several times a day, slowly building up Nugget's stamina.

And, silly me, the sore on Nugget's paw (as seen on his new photo) is not a hot spot but rather a strange cauliflower-like growth that has a stem or trunk.  This will be removed next Wednesday, along with unblocking one of his tear ducts.  He does not like being cone-head, and moves around the house like a bull in a china shop :)