10/31/2013:

This handsome guy is Jake. He joins the RAGOM family from a shelter in South Dakota. He was surrendered due to the fact that he is "gun" shy and not a good hunting dog. Jake does have some mild anxiety at loud noises . He will leave the area where the loud noises are happening to go into the other room or in his kennel.

He came in with kennel cough and needed to be treated. He also had a bout of intestinal parisite. Last week he was neutered and since then has been recovering.

He is all better and ready to find his fur-ever home. Jake has a beautiful, thick red coat. Very soft and in good condition. He weights about about 68lbs. This seems to be a good weight for Jake. He has the short muzzle of a PB Golden and shorter legs rather than being tall and lanky. He has beautiful deep brown eyes.

His has a sweet, soulful personality. He loves to cuddle and will try to lay as close to you as possible. If he can, he would like to be touching you either by lying next to you in the chair or couch or on your feet on the floor. He will roll over on his back to have his belly petted; in fact, he did that with my 4-year-old great-niece. He likes to lay in his kennel sometimes, so the door is open for him to come and go.

I kennel him while I am at work with chew toys to keep him busy. I would tell anyone who adopts him to only allow him free roam for short periods of time until you know for sure how he would be.

Jake gets along wonderfully with my resident dogs and others that he has met. Even before he was altered, he did really well with meeting dogs. That's his sweet personality. He has not marked in the house and no other messes. The only issue I have had was he resource guards his prize possessions from other dogs. He gives a warning growl and has done some air snapping. I countered that by being in the room and giving a warning for him to knock it off. This took only a couple of sessions. He now eats with the other dogs on his own. If I had a dog that likes to steal from other dogs, I would not let that dog and Jake be in the same room. My dogs never do, so I am able to keep them in a room. Plus it is a nice big room where they all have their own space. I think sometimes people are surprised when they have had two dogs that grew up together and would eat out of each other's bowls without a problem, but they bring another dog in and there is an issue. You must always treat a new dog with great care with dog food and toys. Just one incident can set the tone for the way two dogs will get along. Don't let food and prize possessions be the downfall of any rescue pup. I also would not want a toddler to be near Jake when eating, possibly forever or until he is comfortable with a family. I have not had any issues with taking anything away from him. I don't expect any adult will.

Jake is ready to find his adoptive family. If you are interested in meeting this love-bug, please contact your placement advisor.