Timber (Rosco 12-389)

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December 14, 2012

Meet Roscoe, a 13 month-old purebred Golden Retriever. He weighs 76 lbs and has dark gold coloring. He is a tall, beautiful boy. He is neutered and up to date on all his vaccinations.

Roscoe is a wiggly curious puppy, yet with each passing day I am seeing what a quiet and gentle soul he is. His previous owners adopted him when he was 3 months old, and soon after both husband and wife started working long hours so he was left alone for major periods of time each day. When he started to eat his toys and blankets and chew on himself, they brought him to their vet and were told he has separation anxiety. They realized they were not meeting his needs so made the difficult decision to surrender him. You can tell he was loved because he is a happy boy and he wants to engage with every person, dog, and cat he meets.  He has really open energy.

He loves any kind of activity—walks, runs, playing in the yard. He walks beautifully using a gentle leader. He is easy-going and gets along with the 2 resident dogs (both female) and lets them take a more dominant role. He has had formal obedience training so knows basic commands. His new family will need to continue his training to iron out a few small issues—ie he jumps up on people to greet them. He has not displayed any resource guarding for food or toys. He rides really well in the car—gets in the back seat and doesn’t make a peep.

He loves playing tuggy with the other dogs and squeaking toys. If left unattended with some toys though he quickly shifts into destroy mode, so I don’t leave stuffed toys on the floor.  He does great with cats, although sometimes he tries to engage with them and they are not interested, so there is a small ruckus. When I tell him to knock it off he quickly redirects.

Roscoe was not crated in his previous home. When his owners were gone he stayed in the partitioned-off kitchen/dining room, and he respected those boundaries. He has had free roam of the house since he arrived here, and there have not been any issues at all. He is completely house trained (no accidents). He does not require a fenced yard.

He has lots of energy so he will need a family that can give him consistent exercise. Because of his history with separation anxiety, he will not be a good dog to sit at home alone for long periods of time everyday while his family works. He will do best in a home with another dog.

If you think you may be a good match for Roscoe, please contact your placement advisor. I will update as I learn more about him!

At a Glance #12-389

Golden Retriever Born: November 2011
Male 62 lbs

Status: Adopted

Profile

December 14, 2012

Meet Roscoe, a 13 month-old purebred Golden Retriever. He weighs 76 lbs and has dark gold coloring. He is a tall, beautiful boy. He is neutered and up to date on all his vaccinations.

Roscoe is a wiggly curious puppy, yet with each passing day I am seeing what a quiet and gentle soul he is. His previous owners adopted him when he was 3 months old, and soon after both husband and wife started working long hours so he was left alone for major periods of time each day. When he started to eat his toys and blankets and chew on himself, they brought him to their vet and were told he has separation anxiety. They realized they were not meeting his needs so made the difficult decision to surrender him. You can tell he was loved because he is a happy boy and he wants to engage with every person, dog, and cat he meets.  He has really open energy.

He loves any kind of activity—walks, runs, playing in the yard. He walks beautifully using a gentle leader. He is easy-going and gets along with the 2 resident dogs (both female) and lets them take a more dominant role. He has had formal obedience training so knows basic commands. His new family will need to continue his training to iron out a few small issues—ie he jumps up on people to greet them. He has not displayed any resource guarding for food or toys. He rides really well in the car—gets in the back seat and doesn’t make a peep.

He loves playing tuggy with the other dogs and squeaking toys. If left unattended with some toys though he quickly shifts into destroy mode, so I don’t leave stuffed toys on the floor.  He does great with cats, although sometimes he tries to engage with them and they are not interested, so there is a small ruckus. When I tell him to knock it off he quickly redirects.

Roscoe was not crated in his previous home. When his owners were gone he stayed in the partitioned-off kitchen/dining room, and he respected those boundaries. He has had free roam of the house since he arrived here, and there have not been any issues at all. He is completely house trained (no accidents). He does not require a fenced yard.

He has lots of energy so he will need a family that can give him consistent exercise. Because of his history with separation anxiety, he will not be a good dog to sit at home alone for long periods of time everyday while his family works. He will do best in a home with another dog.

If you think you may be a good match for Roscoe, please contact your placement advisor. I will update as I learn more about him!

Updates

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Roscoe joined our family on December 26. As I write this, that is less than 4 weeks, which just doesn't feel right. He has settled in very nicely and we've done so many things with him that it just feels like he's been here longer than that. So, an update on his time with us. First and with apologies to the SO, the name Roscoe just didn't resonate with us for him, and he didn't seem to respond to it especially well, so we found him a new one. He is now Timber, which seems appropriate for a long, tall, slender Golden, and he's good with it.

Timber is only 14 months old and has lots of puppy energy. He loves to play with his adopted brother, our approximately 4 year old Siberian Husky, Kodiak (adopted from Northwoods Humane Society just over two years ago). We lost our last Golden, Jackson, to lymphoma in October and Kodiak has had an extremely tough time adjusting. He has missed his play partner and just having a companion when my wife and I are at work. So, Kodiak has loved the play time with Timber and having the companionship when we're gone. But, at some point every day he does get a little tired of the kid's energy and has to let him know he wants to be left alone for a while. They're working that out between themselves well, as dogs usually do, and every day they settle a little further into a comfortable routine of walks, meals, play time, and dog nap time.

Timber is 100% lover and snuggler. Like our 3 previous Goldens, there is really no such thing as too much attention. He loves belly rubs, gives us the Golden Paw all the time, and has adjusted well to the rule of our house which allows the dogs on the couches, chairs and beds with us just about any time they want. I've woken up most nights the past two weeks with him curled up tight against me, or partially on top of me, sleeping soundly.

His appetite is great. He is getting twice as much food as Kodiak (or as what we gave Jackson when he was healthy) and he is gobbling it up at morning and evening mealtime. We may even have to up the amount we're giving him as with all the exercise he gets with Kodiak, he has actually lost a couple pounds since coming to us.

We've started an obedience course at Cloud Nine to give him a refresher on the training he had previously. He enjoys the training time (well, enjoys the treats anyway) and I'm confident it will be worthwhile for all of us.

A few pictures of Timber and his new life:


Timber and Kodiak on a walk in the country over New Years weekend.

Passed out after a long play session in the backyard.

In the "dog chair" in our family room

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Roscoe here…Hi Everybody!

Woohoo—I found my new forever home today!!! These really nice people came to visit me last weekend and liked me A LOT but wanted to make sure their dog liked me too. We met again today and he remembered me and boy did he ever like me this time! We played and played and played, and now we are each other’s BFFF’s (best furry friends forever!). Here we are smiling at our mom:

Foster mom here: I could not have dreamed of a better home for Roscoe. I feel so blessed having had the opportunity to foster a dog like him. I know this sounds corny but the word that comes to mind for him is ‘magnificent.’ He is a big gorgeous loving hunk, and he went to a home where he will be appreciated for all the love he has to give. And they will treat him like a king.

Here is Roscoe with his new family: