Louie 12-348

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November 7, 2012

Please welcome Louie to the RAGOM family! He’s an honorary Golden Retriever—Golden in color and loves to Retrieve a ball!

Louie was a stray from Sioux Falls, SD. The shelter there was very full and they asked if RAGOM would take him in. Of course we would!

He arrived at our house a few days ago and is settling in nicely. Louie is 61 lbs of ALL puppy! He has no manners, but is eager to please. He is treat-motivated, so the training will come quickly. What’s Louie’s biggest “issues”?? Well, it’s not really issues, but in two words it’s called EXERCISE and TRAINING! Louie will require a family that has exercise as a part of their daily routine. Even if it’s raining or snowing or freezing cold, he will need at least 1 walk/run a day! We have been running with him for about 45 minutes in the morning and walking him at night. This helps, but simply put, he’s a big puppy with lots of energy. He will also need obedience training. A good class will do him wonders!

Here are a few more tidbits about Louie:

  • He’s not a barker---we’ve barely heard a peep out of him.
  • He arrived at our home completely crate trained---sleeps in his crate at night and while we’re at work, he goes in his crate with no issues. (I would not trust him out during the day---way too many things he could get into.)
  • Completely potty trained and only marked two times in our house (when he first arrived); he knows where he’s supposed to do his business.
  • He loves, loves, loves to play fetch with a ball, or probably anything else you would throw for him.
  • He has an excellent nose---it must be his lab genes. He can find a ball buried in a 5 foot pile of leaves, no kidding!
  • As we’ve mentioned a few times, he’s all puppy, which includes being a bit mouthy. HOWEVER, he has a very gentle mouth and also takes treats gently.
  • He gets along well with our resident Golden Retriever, Winston. He’s a smart dog and definitely understands dog language. Winston has had to “put him in his place” a couple times and he immediately backed off.
  • He rides perfectly in the car, as long as he’s in a crate. We took him to the vet tonight and we didn’t use the crate---it was obvious he’s never been in a car without being in a crate, so he was hyper and didn’t know proper car-manners. But we are confident he can learn how to ride nicely without a crate.
  • Lastly, he is neutered, chipped and up to date on all vaccinations. He saw the vet tonight and he is completely healthy.

We will update you more in a couple days. If you are active, love to exercise and willing to put a little obedience work into him, he’ll make a great family member. Contact your Placement Advisor if you are interested in meeting Louie!

At a Glance #12-348

Mixed Breed Born: October 2011
Male Weight not specified

Status: Adopted

Profile

November 7, 2012

Please welcome Louie to the RAGOM family! He’s an honorary Golden Retriever—Golden in color and loves to Retrieve a ball!

Louie was a stray from Sioux Falls, SD. The shelter there was very full and they asked if RAGOM would take him in. Of course we would!

He arrived at our house a few days ago and is settling in nicely. Louie is 61 lbs of ALL puppy! He has no manners, but is eager to please. He is treat-motivated, so the training will come quickly. What’s Louie’s biggest “issues”?? Well, it’s not really issues, but in two words it’s called EXERCISE and TRAINING! Louie will require a family that has exercise as a part of their daily routine. Even if it’s raining or snowing or freezing cold, he will need at least 1 walk/run a day! We have been running with him for about 45 minutes in the morning and walking him at night. This helps, but simply put, he’s a big puppy with lots of energy. He will also need obedience training. A good class will do him wonders!

Here are a few more tidbits about Louie:

  • He’s not a barker---we’ve barely heard a peep out of him.
  • He arrived at our home completely crate trained---sleeps in his crate at night and while we’re at work, he goes in his crate with no issues. (I would not trust him out during the day---way too many things he could get into.)
  • Completely potty trained and only marked two times in our house (when he first arrived); he knows where he’s supposed to do his business.
  • He loves, loves, loves to play fetch with a ball, or probably anything else you would throw for him.
  • He has an excellent nose---it must be his lab genes. He can find a ball buried in a 5 foot pile of leaves, no kidding!
  • As we’ve mentioned a few times, he’s all puppy, which includes being a bit mouthy. HOWEVER, he has a very gentle mouth and also takes treats gently.
  • He gets along well with our resident Golden Retriever, Winston. He’s a smart dog and definitely understands dog language. Winston has had to “put him in his place” a couple times and he immediately backed off.
  • He rides perfectly in the car, as long as he’s in a crate. We took him to the vet tonight and we didn’t use the crate---it was obvious he’s never been in a car without being in a crate, so he was hyper and didn’t know proper car-manners. But we are confident he can learn how to ride nicely without a crate.
  • Lastly, he is neutered, chipped and up to date on all vaccinations. He saw the vet tonight and he is completely healthy.

We will update you more in a couple days. If you are active, love to exercise and willing to put a little obedience work into him, he’ll make a great family member. Contact your Placement Advisor if you are interested in meeting Louie!

Updates

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Louie is doing wonderful!  He's a very sweet guy.  Last weekend my 20 month old granddaughter stayed overnight and he did great with her!  We thought for sure he'd knock her over by just being a puppy.  But, he rarely did and certainly not on purpose.  He loved it when she through the ball for him, even if it only went two feet and he allowed her to take the ball out of his mouth, no problem.   Again, he has such a gentle mouth.  She really liked him---calling him OUIE without the L :)
 
We continue to work with him on the Gentle Leader.  He now associates it with fun walks and runs, so he is much more patient when getting the GL on.  He doesn't pull near as much as he used to.  We also have a Gentle Leader Harness which we plan to try too.  He still loves his balls---we went out and bought some more, so he has them all over the house and yard.  He entertains himself by throwing it down the stairs and fetching it and also rolling it under the bed and tables.  It's quite a sight to see him literally crawl under my bed and get it.
 
If you're interested in meeting Lou-Lou, let your Placement Advisor know.  He'd love to meet his future forever family!