November 21, 2009:
Anyone looking for a 2 year old hunk of golden love???? If so, here's your guy!!!
Clyde (now known as Cody) came all the way from Sioux Falls, SD to Shakopee, MN last Sunday. A big thanks to Emily and Dewayne with RAGOM for transporting him! Cody was found as a stray. A nice family took him in, but was unable to keep him due to their situation.
The first thing we noticed about Cody is that he is BIG, as well as VERY handsome. He is not overweight at 90 pounds and is tall.
Cody is a golden mix. We are not sure what he is mixed with, maybe mastiff because of his size. He mainly looks like a golden retriever except for his size and the white on his chest and on his back feet. He is in excellent health and was neutered yesterday.
Even though Cody is a golden mix, his personality is 100% golden retriever. He met our family, including two children, a resident dog and cat, without problems. It was like he had always been here. He has met other dogs and people without problems.
Over the past 5 days he has shown us that despite his size, he is really just a gentle giant. He LOVES attention and thinks that he is a lap dog, which is quite interesting with his size. He also likes to get up on the furniture to sleep with you, but I have to admit that he is quite snuggly (don't tell my husband!).
He knows basic commands and he likes to play, mainly with his human companions. Our resident golden has tried to initiate play with him, but he is more interested in playing with us.
He likes car rides, especially sticking his head out the window, but is still learning how to sit still in the car. He is food motivated, but doesn't surf the counters. There was one incident at the shelter with his food, but we have removed his food and put our hands in his food, without incident.
He likes his walks, but is still learning how to walk correctly on a leash. Since he is big, he needs someone who is able to handle his weight while walking. He appears housetrained. He initially marked in the house, but has had free roam overnight and for short periods during the day without incident. He doesn't care for the crate.
Based on what we know about Cody, this is what we would recommend for his furever home:
If you would like to meet Cody he will be at the PetSmart in New Brighton this Saturday, November 21, from 11 am to 1 pm, otherwise contact your placement advisor.
| Mixed Breed | Born: October 2007 |
| Male | 85 lbs |
Status: Adopted
November 21, 2009:
Anyone looking for a 2 year old hunk of golden love???? If so, here's your guy!!!
Clyde (now known as Cody) came all the way from Sioux Falls, SD to Shakopee, MN last Sunday. A big thanks to Emily and Dewayne with RAGOM for transporting him! Cody was found as a stray. A nice family took him in, but was unable to keep him due to their situation.
The first thing we noticed about Cody is that he is BIG, as well as VERY handsome. He is not overweight at 90 pounds and is tall.
Cody is a golden mix. We are not sure what he is mixed with, maybe mastiff because of his size. He mainly looks like a golden retriever except for his size and the white on his chest and on his back feet. He is in excellent health and was neutered yesterday.
Even though Cody is a golden mix, his personality is 100% golden retriever. He met our family, including two children, a resident dog and cat, without problems. It was like he had always been here. He has met other dogs and people without problems.
Over the past 5 days he has shown us that despite his size, he is really just a gentle giant. He LOVES attention and thinks that he is a lap dog, which is quite interesting with his size. He also likes to get up on the furniture to sleep with you, but I have to admit that he is quite snuggly (don't tell my husband!).
He knows basic commands and he likes to play, mainly with his human companions. Our resident golden has tried to initiate play with him, but he is more interested in playing with us.
He likes car rides, especially sticking his head out the window, but is still learning how to sit still in the car. He is food motivated, but doesn't surf the counters. There was one incident at the shelter with his food, but we have removed his food and put our hands in his food, without incident.
He likes his walks, but is still learning how to walk correctly on a leash. Since he is big, he needs someone who is able to handle his weight while walking. He appears housetrained. He initially marked in the house, but has had free roam overnight and for short periods during the day without incident. He doesn't care for the crate.
Based on what we know about Cody, this is what we would recommend for his furever home:
If you would like to meet Cody he will be at the PetSmart in New Brighton this Saturday, November 21, from 11 am to 1 pm, otherwise contact your placement advisor.
Great news! Clyde went to his furever home tonight! They are a nice couple without children and can’t wait to have Clyde join their family. Although we are going to miss that big lugg, I know he is going to give his new family as much love as he gave us. Thanks to everyone that supported him. He really appreciates it! Another RAGOM success story…
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So sorry it’s been a while since we wrote an update. The time flies during the holidays! Clyde has been very busy over the past two weeks. First, he has been battling a really yucky ear infection. We went to the vet and he is now on medicine for the next few weeks. Hopefully with every other day cleanings and the meds, it will clear up in no time. He is very tolerating of the poking around inside his ears. Second, he has gotten a bath and did quite well. He jumped right in the tub and started drinking the water—then the soap came…he just looked at me like “What is this?”, but he tolerated it. After the bath, we found his true coat. In a previous update, I stated, “Whatever he was mixed with shed less than your typical golden”. Well, I must take that statement back. I guess the bath turned up his undercoat. Now he sheds like a normal dog! Oh well, that’s part of loving dogs—their hair and everything! Speaking of loving…he is such a loving dog. We have had many people rotate through our doors over the holidays and EVERYONE wants to take him home. I’m not exaggerating. If you want to meet the best dog in the world, contact your placement advisor. I am hoping that now the holidays have past, Clyde will find his forever home. He is truly a special dog with such an amazing personality. You really have to meet him to appreciate it. Attached are a couple pictures of Clyde wishing everyone a wonderful upcoming year. As you can see, he only does things in style!!
PS: Clyde would like to say a BIG "Thank You" to Mike and Caren Jacobs for supporting him! They were Clyde's first foster parents and I know they miss him terribly. He misses them too! Clyde hopes they had a great holiday and maybe we'll see each other again at an event real soon! Happy tails from the "love bug"...XOXO-Clyde!
Clyde makes a good pillow
Happy New Year's 2010
Lookin' cool in 2010
So, we have had Clyde two weeks and he has been an absolute joy with lots of personality. Every year we take our resident, Savannah, to get her picture taken with Santa. This year was no different…except Clyde got to join in on the picture. He did such a great job…even wearing the antlers!! He’s just such a “go with the flow” kind of guy. After our trip to see Santa, we went to a dinner party with friends. They also have a golden and Clyde did great. He even initiated some play. I can’t say enough great thing about this guy. Here are some of the highlights on why you should set up a meeting:
1. Completely housebroken
2. LOVES people
3. Plays with other dogs (probably larger breeds are more his speed—but you never know!)
4. Doesn’t growl over food, treats, space, etc.
5. Probably doesn’t need a fence, but of course, would love one!!
6. Loves car rides
7. Plays nicely with toys
8. Doesn’t chew on anything inappropriate or counter surfs (although his head is at that height so I wouldn’t leave that freshly baked pie out!!)
9. Has free roam
10. Doesn’t shed (whatever he is mixed with is a blessing!)
11. Cats are unknown, but he doesn’t seem to have a huge prey drive when it comes to the rabbits outside. I would say he’s probably okay with them, but we’d have to check that out.
12. Did I mention, he LOVES people???
There are some quirks, like any dog, that you have to decide if you can tolerate.
1. LOVES people!!!! He really is the most loving dog we’ve fostered…almost too much. He is a “leaner” and wants you to pet him-constantly. We are working on not being so pushy when requesting these pets and it has improved in the short time he’s been with us. It’s a work in progress and with consistency, he can learn to just chill. We have to remember that he is still a puppy at two years old.
2. Doesn’t like the crate. We are still practicing because I think it’s a good thing for a dog to know, in case it’s needed, but we can trust him with free roam.
3. No small children. Some dogs just don’t care for small children and Clyde is one of those dogs. I will be looking for a family that has teenagers or older. I think it’s mostly a height thing, but that is the only thing I’ve heard him growl about.
4. Likes to be on the furniture. Just like any dog, you can train him to get off the furniture, but it will take someone who is very consistent. He came in to our house knowing exactly what furniture is and how to use it! Lucky for him, we are a family that doesn’t mind dogs on the furniture. His furever home would have to train him to do otherwise.
Well after seeing to big items, if you want to meet Mr. Clyde, just contact your placement advisor. We are staying in town for the holiday season, so we are able to set up a meeting!!
PS: I have to tell you one quick story about Clyde. Since we know how much he loves to hang out on the furniture and really doesn’t like the kennel, he has started to sleep on the bed. We all know he’s a rather large, lanky dog and when he stretches his legs, they go end to end on a king size bed. One night last week, Clyde was up at 3 a.m., and rolled over to stretch his legs, knocked FD in the face with his paw (accidentally of course), but FD didn’t know that. It woke FD from a deep sleep as he freaks out about what just happened and rolled right out of the bed…just like a 5 year old might do! I have to say, it was funny, but I had to keep the laughter inside because FD was not amused!! The bottom line is that Clyde is still figuring out when the night-night hours are! The next day, I analyzed the situation a bit and realized it was probably my fault. I didn’t run him at all that night before, so he really wasn’t tired at all. Moral of the story: Exercise your dog daily!! Until next time, enjoy the new pictures—Santa and laying with (or on) foster sister!
Well, well…Clyde has had a very busy weekend. First, we went to the Adoption Event in Cottage Grove. Thanks to everyone that came to see him. When everyone met him as Clyde, everyone said, “He looks like a Clyde! That fits him!”, so Clyde it is. I’m glad other people helped us figure that one out. Both FD and I were calling him two different names because we didn’t know which to use and it was confusing for us, much less for Clyde. He was probably really wishing he could just tell us his real name and be done with it!! Anyway, Clyde had super fun seeing lots of people. So much so, that he was completely laid out for the entire ride home!
On Sunday, we had to pleasure to join a dog party. Thanks, Christi, for inviting us!! Clyde had a blast running around your yard with all those dogs!! He got to ride on a sled with FD and resident, Savannah, ran along side. I’m attaching a couple of new photos, so take a look.
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I can’t tell you enough good things about this guy. He is SUCH A LOVE BUG!! He just wants to be near you. We have been working on “kennel”, but it will take time. He will go into the extra large kennel with some “really” yummy treats. I probably could trust him with free roam, but just to be on the safe side, we kennel him during the day. I think he would just sleep on the ottoman most of the time if given free roam. At night, he really doesn’t like the large kennel, so he has slept in the bed with us the past two nights. It’s a good thing we have a king because he takes up a lot of it! We are one big, happy family!
Clyde would like to take a moment to thank his new friends Chelsea 02-208 and Cecil and an anonymous donor for thinking of him while they made a RAGOM donation in memory of their loved ones. Clyde really appreciates them thinking of him and the many other dogs that will be helped due to their generosity. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!! You chose a great dog!! Happy Holidays to you both…
If you are in the market for the MOST loving dog and you would like to meet Clyde, just contact your placement advisor.Until next time, have a happy and safe holiday season!
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 Dog tired from the dog Party |
To all of the Clyde/Cody fans, sorry for the long wait between updates! Cody has had a busy two weeks. He had a small altercation while waiting to pick up his human sibling at the bus stop. He was being petted by a young child (about 8 years old) for about a minute and had decided he was all done. He gave a warning growl (which is what we want dogs to do), but by the time the FM had a chance to move him away, Cody turned and air snapped. He didn't make contact, but because of this altercation, his former FM decided he needed to go to a home without small children. Since they had small children, Cody needed a new foster family...so here we are...and now Cody's in Brooklyn Park!
We just got him yesterday, so we are still getting to know him, but what I do know is that HE IS A VERY LOVING DOG! Please don't let this incident deter you from meeting this guy. He just needs to go to a home without small children. It turns out, they are just not his cup of tea!! When he arrived at our house, he immediately jumped on the chair/ottoman and curled up. That has become his spot. He didn't have any issues meeting our resident dog, but doesn't initiate play with her. He likes to play fetch, but we are working on "drop". Right now we just "trade" and he drops the first ball to fetch the second ball. He rode wonderfully in the car. He doesn't care too much for the kennel, but we are working on that. I will let you know more as I get to know him, but for now, I leave you with a few new pictures. Look closely at the one picture...he's licking the left over snow off of our deck...notice the path where the snow is gone! Silly guy...can't wait to see what he does with the snow storm that's coming in the next few days!!
Overall, he is your typical fun-loving, 2 year old dog and will be a wonderful addition to a great RAGOM family. If you would like to meet Clyde/Cody, please let your placement advisor know. We'd love to set up a meeting!!
Please come and meet Clyde at the Cottage Grove Event from 12-1. Hope to see you there.
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From Chelsea 02-208 & Cecil, in loving memory of Bev
In memory of Chippie 
Mike & Caren Jacobs