Sophie (Queenie 11-008)

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Meet Queenie!  Queenie became a RAGOM dog through no fault of her own, when her owner fell seriously ill and could no longer take care of her.  She is clearly a very beloved animal and we're grateful that her family entrusted RAGOM to find her a great forever home.

Queenie is a beautiful English Golden retriever who will be a year old in February, she sort of looks like a small version of a Great Pyrenees.  She's already spayed but does have a few health issues we need to get resolved, which is why we have been waiting to post her update until now.  She has had a series of urinary tract infections and also has a yeast infection that we are treating.  Both of these issues are contributing to the accidents we have seen in the house as she's supposed to be housebroken. 

Queenie saw a veterinary surgeon today to evaluate these issues and we're happy to report that she doesn't need any kind of surgical intervention.  Her issues appear to be the result of a recessed vulva.  She has difficulty keeping herself clean so this leads to UTI's and yeast infections, which compound the issues with holding her bladder--it becomes a vicious circle.  The best treatment for this will be for her to lose weight; she's quite overweight and needs to lose 15 pounds to get down to a more healthy weight and resolve this issue, which likely wasn't obvious in her previous home because her owner was home all the time to take her outside.  Losing weight will also help to take some stress off her hips.  She'll always need to be kept on the thin side to keep her comfortable and will need a forever family committed to keeping her weight down for the rest of her life.

Queenie is being fostered with two Goldens and is getting along with them just fine.  She loves to play but tends to get rough so we have to step in on occasion with our senior Tobi; she's young and almost 20 pounds heavier than he is and he doesn't tell her off.  She has met the cat and doesn't seem to be overly interested in him, except for his food.  She likes to play with toys and particularly seems to like the Nylabones.

Queenie should not go to a home with small children; she is a horrible jumper and knocks over anything in her path, so kids should definitely be 12 or older.  She can't be crated at this point, she's absolutely terrified of the crate but has free roam in her foster home and while she isn't destructive, she does sleep on the furniture.  She will definitely need someone committed to formal, organized positive motivational obedience training as she has terrible "selective hearing" and does what she wants to do when she wants to do it.  She is quite strong willed and appears to have been very spoiled, so she really needs formal obedience training to teach her good manners and to help her become a wonderful companion.  She pulls like a freight train on leash--we're planning on introducing her to the Gentle Leader this weekend.  She is a very sweet girl and loves to be with her people; she is an 80 pound puppy and behaves like one, but she will definitely be worth the work!

If you are an approved applicant, please contact your Placement advisor if you are interested in being considered for Queenie's forever family.

 

At a Glance #11-008

Golden Retriever Born: February 2010
Female 73 lbs

Status: Adopted

Profile

Meet Queenie!  Queenie became a RAGOM dog through no fault of her own, when her owner fell seriously ill and could no longer take care of her.  She is clearly a very beloved animal and we're grateful that her family entrusted RAGOM to find her a great forever home.

Queenie is a beautiful English Golden retriever who will be a year old in February, she sort of looks like a small version of a Great Pyrenees.  She's already spayed but does have a few health issues we need to get resolved, which is why we have been waiting to post her update until now.  She has had a series of urinary tract infections and also has a yeast infection that we are treating.  Both of these issues are contributing to the accidents we have seen in the house as she's supposed to be housebroken. 

Queenie saw a veterinary surgeon today to evaluate these issues and we're happy to report that she doesn't need any kind of surgical intervention.  Her issues appear to be the result of a recessed vulva.  She has difficulty keeping herself clean so this leads to UTI's and yeast infections, which compound the issues with holding her bladder--it becomes a vicious circle.  The best treatment for this will be for her to lose weight; she's quite overweight and needs to lose 15 pounds to get down to a more healthy weight and resolve this issue, which likely wasn't obvious in her previous home because her owner was home all the time to take her outside.  Losing weight will also help to take some stress off her hips.  She'll always need to be kept on the thin side to keep her comfortable and will need a forever family committed to keeping her weight down for the rest of her life.

Queenie is being fostered with two Goldens and is getting along with them just fine.  She loves to play but tends to get rough so we have to step in on occasion with our senior Tobi; she's young and almost 20 pounds heavier than he is and he doesn't tell her off.  She has met the cat and doesn't seem to be overly interested in him, except for his food.  She likes to play with toys and particularly seems to like the Nylabones.

Queenie should not go to a home with small children; she is a horrible jumper and knocks over anything in her path, so kids should definitely be 12 or older.  She can't be crated at this point, she's absolutely terrified of the crate but has free roam in her foster home and while she isn't destructive, she does sleep on the furniture.  She will definitely need someone committed to formal, organized positive motivational obedience training as she has terrible "selective hearing" and does what she wants to do when she wants to do it.  She is quite strong willed and appears to have been very spoiled, so she really needs formal obedience training to teach her good manners and to help her become a wonderful companion.  She pulls like a freight train on leash--we're planning on introducing her to the Gentle Leader this weekend.  She is a very sweet girl and loves to be with her people; she is an 80 pound puppy and behaves like one, but she will definitely be worth the work!

If you are an approved applicant, please contact your Placement advisor if you are interested in being considered for Queenie's forever family.

 

Updates

Sunday, February 27, 2011

"Hi, it's me, Queenie!  I've been a little out of touch because I've been so busy!  I've moved to a new foster home from the wonderful doggie daycare place I was staying (thanks so much Maureen, I had a blast with you, even if you did make me mind!) and it's been great!  I've been getting settled in, getting the lay of the land and the routine down and getting to know my new foster family.  They are super nice people and I really like it here......

I do miss my first foster family and wrestling with my friends there.  They were so good to me and really made my transition as easy as it could be, they obviously knew what they were doing!  I am continuing to improve my "skills" that they laid such good ground work for.  I hope to really impress them when I see them again, after I start some of my classes.  I am continuing on the special diet they started and have lost about 10 pounds in the last month!  As I said, they really cared about me and knew how to help me...My coat is looking so pretty too!

Queenie's foster mom, Ellen here.  Queenie has been here a week and to be honest it was love at first sight.  Our resident Golden passed away several months ago and the house has been very empty without a Golden.  Queenie has been the perfect house guest, has totally wormed her way into our hearts and we can't let her go.  She plays so nicely with the Pugs and really wants to please us. 

So we are adopting her!  We are very lucky and appreciate all of the work that has been put into her already...She is well worth it.  She's already scheduled to begin obedience training next week and will start the road to being certified as a therapy dog.  She'll have the rules and structure she needs, and lots and lots of love.  We're so happy she's home!"