Lena (Baby Girl 10-006)

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“Baby Girl” came to us from the north woods of Minnesota.  That must be why she loves romping in the snow when we let her out.  She literally leaps over and burrows through the snow mounds until she finally decides it’s time to come in – to warm up until it’s time to go out and play again.

Baby Girl was born November 3, 2009 in a litter of 11.  Her mama had a tough birth – all breech babies and hand delivered by the owner. Her mama and daddy are both purebred Goldens and gorgeous – as she is!  (See picture of daddy saying goodbye.) By the time she was born, her owner just said, “this is my baby girl”, but not really as a name.  So, whoever is lucky enough to adopt her, can call her Baby Girl or whatever name they’d like. Most puppies aren’t really coming to their name at this stage.

The reason Baby Girl was given to Ragom was because of a heart murmur. At her first checkup, the vet thought she might grow out of it. Since then, we’ve taken her to two other vets who both agree, she will always have it. As for its severity, that is something we do not know at this point. She went in for an ultrasound – pretty scary for a little puppy – and couldn’t be still enough to determine much. Next, we’ll be going in for a pediatric spay and when she’s anesthetized, they’ll do another ultrasound.

In the meantime, Baby Girl is a typical silly, playful, get into everything and make you laugh, puppy. We’re working on housebreaking – she was trained to a gerbil litter box! But now we’re training her to go out by ringing bells that hang from the door handle. It’s actually working pretty good. She sleeps in a crate in our bedroom and after a few whimpers and shushes from us, she settles down nicely – until about 6:30 when we get up and start our Golden day all over again.

We’ll post again when we know more.

At a Glance #10-006

Golden Retriever Born: November 2009
Female 11 lbs

Status: Adopted

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“Baby Girl” came to us from the north woods of Minnesota.  That must be why she loves romping in the snow when we let her out.  She literally leaps over and burrows through the snow mounds until she finally decides it’s time to come in – to warm up until it’s time to go out and play again.

Baby Girl was born November 3, 2009 in a litter of 11.  Her mama had a tough birth – all breech babies and hand delivered by the owner. Her mama and daddy are both purebred Goldens and gorgeous – as she is!  (See picture of daddy saying goodbye.) By the time she was born, her owner just said, “this is my baby girl”, but not really as a name.  So, whoever is lucky enough to adopt her, can call her Baby Girl or whatever name they’d like. Most puppies aren’t really coming to their name at this stage.

The reason Baby Girl was given to Ragom was because of a heart murmur. At her first checkup, the vet thought she might grow out of it. Since then, we’ve taken her to two other vets who both agree, she will always have it. As for its severity, that is something we do not know at this point. She went in for an ultrasound – pretty scary for a little puppy – and couldn’t be still enough to determine much. Next, we’ll be going in for a pediatric spay and when she’s anesthetized, they’ll do another ultrasound.

In the meantime, Baby Girl is a typical silly, playful, get into everything and make you laugh, puppy. We’re working on housebreaking – she was trained to a gerbil litter box! But now we’re training her to go out by ringing bells that hang from the door handle. It’s actually working pretty good. She sleeps in a crate in our bedroom and after a few whimpers and shushes from us, she settles down nicely – until about 6:30 when we get up and start our Golden day all over again.

We’ll post again when we know more.

Updates

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Whew!  The waiting is over.  The good doctor checked me out with an echocardiogram, and I’m not as serious as everyone thought!!  I can’t spell these big words, but my FM will type it for me.  I have Pulmonic Stenois. That means that one of my heart valves is too skinny.  I was born with it. But the good news is that it’s really mild and nothing more has to be done to me.  I might even live to be as old as my Mama and Daddy. Isn’t that terrific?!  I don’t know why anyone was worried.  You can see from my pictures that nothing bothers me.

So…after I had my echo thing, they did a pediatric spay on me – ouch. But I’m recovering nicely now. Only bad thing is I’m supposed to stay quiet and not get wet. Good luck.  Have you looked out the window lately?? Geez. Thing is, I run fast and they’ll never catch me! My FM had to dig a trench to keep me from leaping over the fence. It’s much shorter now with all the snow we got. And I’m getting a lot taller every day. She’ll have to start digging it under the ground!

Well, I’m waiting to find my forever family now. Someone is coming to see me tomorrow night. I’ll let you know if I get lucky. ‘Course I’ll miss my FM and FD. FM says they’ll miss me too! 

Bye for now.


Trouble is my middle name
They're going to do what???

Yippee!! More snow coming!

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Baby Girl is having a ball these days. Our four year-old grandson, Cole comes over most every day and she enjoys racing around and getting into everything that he’s doing. He loves teaching her how to fetch. She’s getting quite good at it, but still needs to learn the important command of “Give.” Cole is very patient and gives lots of special pets when Baby lets go.

In the meantime, housetraining is going better, even though today we had a few accidents in the house. Mostly it’s up to us to keep a close eye on her – until she rings the bell. I think now it’s four or five steps forward and ½ step back.  Not bad for a soon-to-be 12 week-old puppy!

No progress on the ultrasound yet.  But in the meantime, Baby Girl is waiting for her forever family to come forward. Her foster mom and dad think that should be soon so that her new owners can train her to be exactly the kind of dog they want. She will make a terrific family dog. The best way to think of Baby now is the same way you would think of a senior dog. Give her a home filled with your special love and enjoy her as long as you possibly can. We don’t know how long that will be, but right now she’s full of vinegar and tons of fun. You won’t regret it. She’s amazing.

If you’re interested, don’t wait another day to meet her. Contact your RAGOM placement advisor today. She’ll be ready to go home with you right after she is spayed.


Will the real puppy please stand up?


Is it time for a nap yet?

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Hi everybody, it’s “Baby” here.  I’m still waiting for my next vet check.  They say no news is good news, but I don’t know nothin’ yet!  In the meantime, I’m having fun while I wait.  My Foster Mom says I’m growing like a weed.  And I’m learning fast too. Today, I was in FM’s office downstairs and when I started to squat so I could have some after breakfast business, she yelled NO so loud, I scooted right up two flights of stairs and rang the bell to go out. Whew!  I almost had an accident. FD says I’m doing really good with my training. But then, he’s a real push over for me.

Here are some new pics. We went on a great walk around the block to visit all the neighbors. We have eight dogs on our block, but no one as cute as me! These pictures don’t really do me justice, so I’m askin’ you to come see me in person. I’ll be at Chuck & Don’s in Mahtomedi this Saturday from 11-12. I may be the only puppy there!  See ya.

~B.G.