Introducing Coal! She is our newest house guest of 2 whole days so far.
She's a 5 month old golden retriever/black lab mix. Coal was rescued from a neglectful situation in Iowa, but is now safe in the arms of RAGOM.
At her first vet visit yesterday, she weighed in at 23 pounds. She's a bit thin but we're feeding her a quality puppy food to make sure she gets the nutrition she needs.
Coal came to us covered with fleas! Yucky! There must have been hundreds of them! She was treated at the vet with an oral flea medication and given an at home topical product, so we should now be rid of them. Let's cross our paws!
Coal is an absolute sweetheart. She's my little shadow, following me everywhere. She likes to cuddle in my lap any time I sit down. She really likes to take walks and is curious and playful, just as a puppy should be.
At night time, she sleeps in a crate in our bedroom and now sleeps quietly all night. She cried in the crate for 2-3 minutes the first night, but now settles nicely. She is also crated during our workday. I don't believe she's housebroken, but she hasn't had any accidents in the house yet. We're mindful to take her out often. She keeps her crate clean without any problem.
Coal needs obedience training. I have noticed that she is starting to guard her toys and her food from our resident dog. Like most puppies, she jumps up on people and is mouthy. She will need her forever home to be committed to positive, motivational training to help her learn manners and to share. I believe she will be easy to train. She's food motivated and pays close attention to me.
We are currently working on getting her an appointment to be spayed and she will be available for adoption after that.
If you are interested in meeting Coal, please contact your placement advisor.
