Scooter 00-170

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Scooter is the most traumatized of the SD Six. He hides in corners, under things, any where he can go. He is learning to trust his foster mom some. He definitely must have been forced out of the food dish in the "every dog for himself battle". He is frail and timid and will need a home where he can gets lots of TLC. He is lighter medium golden and only #38 pounds dripping wet! Very petite, but looks like a perfect miniature golden. He is doing very well in foster care.

At a Glance #00-170

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Status: Adopted

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Scooter is the most traumatized of the SD Six. He hides in corners, under things, any where he can go. He is learning to trust his foster mom some. He definitely must have been forced out of the food dish in the "every dog for himself battle". He is frail and timid and will need a home where he can gets lots of TLC. He is lighter medium golden and only #38 pounds dripping wet! Very petite, but looks like a perfect miniature golden. He is doing very well in foster care.

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Saturday, May 19, 2012

 

Scooter 1997-2012

We lost our beloved Scooter at age 15 on May 16, 2012. He was with us 13 years, and was an absolute joy to us.

Scooter came to us in July, 1999 as a RAGOM rescue. He was one of "The South Dakota Six" and was considered "the runt" of 6 surviving Goldens. In many ways, Scooter never "learned to be a dog" before he came to us. At first, he was so fearful and emotionally wounded, he wouldn't go outside and had almost no initiative. We exercised a "dog whisperer" approach with him, gently sitting in the grassy park with him, and letting him observe and choose when to run, snoop, pursue a squirrel, or go for a walk. That, tons and tons of TLC which included more affection in a day than he'd known in his life, daily home-cooked meals with beef or chicken and veggies with Solid Gold dog food, daily walks that eventually turned into daily runs, going to "dog camp," sleeping on or next to the bed every night, and the adoption of his sister Maggie (sweet Maggie, our little girl, came to us a year later from Ragom with the name "Mango" that we changed to Maggie). She is a yet-robust 14 year-old, and was always a good sister for Scooter.

Scooter enjoyed a long and full life, and grew to be abundantly secure and happy in our care. He learned to be a good, and a very happy, quirky one at that!!! He was a delight to us and our family and friends. and became a loyal life-long friend until he made it clear it was time to go to heaven.

We'd like to extend our eternal gratitude to RAGOM for the gift of our Scooter, who became our "sweet little boy," "his highness," "his Scootness," our "sweet hound," "Scoot" and our little "Buddy." We miss him terribly, and would not trade a single day we had with him, and we'd do it all over again.

Our love and gratitude to everyone at RAGOM,

Jay and Arlene H.
Eden Prairie, MN

 

Sunday, June 18, 2000

THE SOUTH DAKOTA SIX

On 6/18/00, Ragom was asked to take in six goldens taken into state custody after a puppy mill was raided in South Dakota. These sweet neglected dogs had to be carried into crates so that they could be rescued. Ragom volunteers banded together to get these fur babies, thin and in need of lots of TLC, into loving foster homes so they could grow stronger both mentally and physically. 1 female and 5 males ranging in age, will need to go to special homes where they can learn what the good life is all about.

Updates on the South Dakota Six

Update 6/24/00: Look Out! Here they come! I will be leaving in a 1/2 hour on the cur with my six new furry pals! What a heart-stealing handful they are, indeed! They sleep just fine in the bedroom with you (no messes)or in a crate depending on your set up! Learning their names and learning not to jump up for attention will be the biggest training challenges at first. The good news is they respond well to food rewards and human voices.

Update 6/23/00: Just to update everyone - these "furkids" are doing much better than I expected considering their ordeal. They will all need to gain weight but have basic, good natures and don't appear to be unable to learn - in fact, quite the opposite. Once they form a relationship with you - they want your attention and actively look to you for guidance. While bathing and grooming them -a new experience for them to say the least - they were nervous but didn't once resist. Their skin appears to be free of any lumps or hot spots. All of them are up to date on their medical care and have been neutered. Good nutrition and love are going to be the best medicine these kids can get.

Update 6/20/00: Hi everybody! Here is the updated information I have on the "bust" down in Wagner SD - 47 dogs were rescued - over half of them were so sick or unsocial they were euthanized :-( They were living in poor conditions in a barn, garage and house. Three people have been arrested. Most of the females are pregnant. The Sioux Falls HS gave them their other shots - so many dogs they had to house them at the state fair grounds. 4 other of the obviously pregnant females are already in HS foster homes in Sioux Falls.. Back to the dogs - I evaluated them all last night - they are somewhat docile, although one is a bit of a barker. All are easily handled and definitely have golden personalities - tails wag and they want attention! As soon as we "name" them I'll identify them more specifically by number. They could be pure bred although is looks like maybe a little setter or something snuck in - it is hard to tell because it could just be that they are so frail and petite due to in breeding and poor, poor nutrition and health care. They look like beautiful, reddish miniature goldens! The smallest one is probably only 40 pounds MAX! They are sweet but very timid. Do not appear to have any aggression. Still need to do the food eval and toys. As I said, they can be rolled, hugged, etc. and don't mind. I'll keep the info coming as we get it. Thanks everyone, for your help!

6/18/00: I spoke with the Sioux Falls HS and we have the six healthiest goldens. These six were part of the "barn" group out of which 6 of the 15 had to be destroyed due to illness or disease.