Sammy left us about noon today. Peaceful, and quite, and such a gentleman! We will miss him until we see him again someday. My heart is broken but Sammy is okay now! He bears no more pain !
Sam 05-01-152
Profile
Sam is an 8 year old male Golden Retriever. Sam is a formerly adopted RAGOM dog. He suffers from periodic Separation Anxiety. This is the reason he has been returned to RAGOM after 4 years with a loving family. SA is not a constant problem for Sam, and he has shown no symptoms when he is with other dogs. Sam respects baby gates - he doesn't like them but he does respect them. His current foster home is working extensively with him to help him recover from his terror of crates. Even with this, I would hesitate to ask him to remain in a crate for long periods of time. I would NOT hesitate to baby-gate him into a safe room that does not contain papers to shred. The shredding of papers is the main way in which he has manifested his Separation Anxiety in the past.
He was fine with his previous owners young grandchildren. Sam is great with other dogs. I believe that his 2001 foster home had cats that he was wonderful with. He is completely housetrained. He is currently being treated for Lymes Disease - he takes his daily pills very easily in cottage cheese, but doesn't like peanut butter. Sam has learned to stay off the furniture, except for his snuggle time in bed. Sam should only be placed in a home with other dogs, preferably with a fenced yard. The other dogs will help him to avoid SA in the future.
Sam's very favorite activities are playing with tennis balls - multiple tennis balls at the same time and chewing on rawhides. He enjoys playing with his foster sisters and he loves to be outside. Sam enjoys stuffed animals - he particularly enjoys un stuffing them and then destroying them! The remainder of stuffed animals have now been put away where he can't find them!
He has just of touch of stubbornness in him, as some Golden Retrievers have been known to. He has been with for almost a week and has been one of the easiest house guests I have had. His worst bad habit is counter surfing. With his long body, he has an amazing reach.
Temp foster sister Molly and Sam
At a Glance #05-01-152
| Breed not specified | Born: March 1999 |
| Male | Weight not specified |
Status: Adopted
Profile
Sam is an 8 year old male Golden Retriever. Sam is a formerly adopted RAGOM dog. He suffers from periodic Separation Anxiety. This is the reason he has been returned to RAGOM after 4 years with a loving family. SA is not a constant problem for Sam, and he has shown no symptoms when he is with other dogs. Sam respects baby gates - he doesn't like them but he does respect them. His current foster home is working extensively with him to help him recover from his terror of crates. Even with this, I would hesitate to ask him to remain in a crate for long periods of time. I would NOT hesitate to baby-gate him into a safe room that does not contain papers to shred. The shredding of papers is the main way in which he has manifested his Separation Anxiety in the past.
He was fine with his previous owners young grandchildren. Sam is great with other dogs. I believe that his 2001 foster home had cats that he was wonderful with. He is completely housetrained. He is currently being treated for Lymes Disease - he takes his daily pills very easily in cottage cheese, but doesn't like peanut butter. Sam has learned to stay off the furniture, except for his snuggle time in bed. Sam should only be placed in a home with other dogs, preferably with a fenced yard. The other dogs will help him to avoid SA in the future.
Sam's very favorite activities are playing with tennis balls - multiple tennis balls at the same time and chewing on rawhides. He enjoys playing with his foster sisters and he loves to be outside. Sam enjoys stuffed animals - he particularly enjoys un stuffing them and then destroying them! The remainder of stuffed animals have now been put away where he can't find them!
He has just of touch of stubbornness in him, as some Golden Retrievers have been known to. He has been with for almost a week and has been one of the easiest house guests I have had. His worst bad habit is counter surfing. With his long body, he has an amazing reach.
Temp foster sister Molly and Sam
Updates
Thursday, January 12, 2006
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Sam has really adjusted well. He, of course, is the ball player of all ball players - extremely agile and super fast for an 8 year old. Sam is extremely healthy and needs a home with someone there most all of the time. He is somewhat stubborn :) but is quite obedient. He does know how to open storm doors and usually finds the first child that has a ball, but always comes back! Sam would like a forever companion. He loves rides and is a perfect gentleman in the car and will follow you anywhere.
Monday, April 25, 2005
Sammy does not get too excited about anything except playing ball. He is quite subdued. I took him to my Mother's farm where we have lots of woods and a small river (more like a creek) with some man-made ponds my stepdad made. He is awesome in the water. We had 4 dogs out there that day and he was the fastest, most athletic dog out there. Everybody was amazed at his quickness and ability to stay in the water to find the stick we had thrown for him. As an 8 year old dog his stamina is incredible. He is more like a 3 year old. He loves to be outside and really won't come in without some coaxing. Sam is a wonderful loving dog and is very loyal. We have only seen a couple episodes of his SA and they were very mild and nothing severe. He does whimper when you leave but with the other 2 dogs around he just settles right down. Sam has a lot of years ahead of him and would make a great companion for anyone who can spend a lot of time with him.
