Scout (Ruby 02-199)

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Ruby is a 1 year old beautiful darker red golden. She was to the vet today and weighs 70 pounds, she should weigh 65 pounds so she is on a little diet. She is in good health except for an ear infection. She was up to date on all her shots and she is spayed so the vet just checked her over and pronounced her healthy. She is crate trained and spent the night quietly. She also spent 8 hours in the crate today while I was at work. She is well adjusted and gets along fine with my 2 dogs and my cat. She does fine with the teenagers in my house and was good with the little girl we met on our walk today. She now wears a gentle leader like she has worn one her whole life and she walked with one of my dogs a little over 2 miles today. She lived with small children and apparently was a typical puppy with them so she should either go to a family with dog experience or with no small children living in the home. (Visiting children or previous dog experience and young children would be fine). Once she knows the rules she is okay, I still have her on her tether because she is so young and she is doing fine. She is housebroken and has no issues other than typical puppiness. She knows sit, down and come and responds to her name. I don't know how a young golden can get much better than Ruby. If you are looking for a young golden, she is the perfect one for you.

At a Glance #02-199

Golden Retriever Born: July 2001
Female Weight not specified

Status: Deceased

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Ruby is a 1 year old beautiful darker red golden. She was to the vet today and weighs 70 pounds, she should weigh 65 pounds so she is on a little diet. She is in good health except for an ear infection. She was up to date on all her shots and she is spayed so the vet just checked her over and pronounced her healthy. She is crate trained and spent the night quietly. She also spent 8 hours in the crate today while I was at work. She is well adjusted and gets along fine with my 2 dogs and my cat. She does fine with the teenagers in my house and was good with the little girl we met on our walk today. She now wears a gentle leader like she has worn one her whole life and she walked with one of my dogs a little over 2 miles today. She lived with small children and apparently was a typical puppy with them so she should either go to a family with dog experience or with no small children living in the home. (Visiting children or previous dog experience and young children would be fine). Once she knows the rules she is okay, I still have her on her tether because she is so young and she is doing fine. She is housebroken and has no issues other than typical puppiness. She knows sit, down and come and responds to her name. I don't know how a young golden can get much better than Ruby. If you are looking for a young golden, she is the perfect one for you.

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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

 

Scout (formerly known as Ruby) developed an aggressive form of cancer that ultimately took its toll on July 10, 2010. With heavy hearts, we had her euthanized that Saturday. She would have been nine on 7/28/10.

Scout was a blessing for us. We quickly fell in love with her kind face and eyes and her unique personality. She was game for just about anything and usually led the charge, whether it was for a run, a walk, pheasant hunting, swimming or just to go on some errands (and on those errands, she knew that the wine store and hardware store allowed dogs and usually had some treats behind the counter).

Tennis balls were her passion. She amassed a collection of well over 100. In the summer you could count on her finding at least two per week. She could easily handle two in her mouth at the same time but she could never quite manage that third. But you had to admire her determination.

In the summer and fall she would seek out sticks (logs occasionally) to carry on her walks. In the winter, it was chunks of snow that were dutifully brought back to our front steps. She didn’t particularly care for other dogs – there were some she would tolerate – but she loved dog owners (all people really) and assumed that they all loved her in return. It was always funny and a little embarrassing when she would “road block” a complete stranger, forcing them to pet her before she would let them pass.

Scoutaroo will be missed. She was a great pup and both my wife and I feel very lucky that she was a part of our lives for 8 years.

John H.