A little update on our beauty. As most everyone, we are pluggin’ away with this snowy and frigid January. It has been a long one. Snow, all the ice, and now temps so low you can’t go outside. But a nice time to curl up in front of fireplace and love up the dogs!

Bailey actually does not mind the real cold, but is smart enough to know when to come in! She and Bridger continue to entertain themselves for short times outside, which is a blessing. Hard to know what to do with the energy building up.

There was a RAGOM donations event held here in Sioux Falls, SD, at Shop Dog Boutique. Here's a photo of Bailey taken at the event, and there are more photos on Shop Dog's Facebook page.

The great Shop Dog staff held a photo booth inside the store for a donation of $10 or more for RAGOM! The turnout for dogs and their owners was great! What a variety of dogs we saw! We did take our girl and resident Bridger to this, and considering all the hubbub going on (many dogs and people), she really did well--we were so proud of her.

She did much better again going in and out of the truck to get to and from there, which was another great bonus, too.  Gosh, considering her poor past just a mere few months ago, she is doing outstandingly!

Time, patience, love, and a safe home do wonders. So rewarding to see this in progress. Thank goodness for RAGOM and everyone in it to rescue these wonderful Goldens. Proud to be part of this great group.

Please consider a donation or sponsoring some of these dogs; we really need your help.

To Shop Dog: Thanks so very much for your continued support!

Bailey is progressing so well. She does great with the foster pack. She loves to carry her babies around, and she and Bridger the Doodle have fun playing tag and stealing each other’s toys.

She is perfect being left for 4 - 5 hours with free roam. No issues whatsoever. She is quiet all night and likes her big doggie bed.

She enjoys her walks when we get them, pending icy weather! Argh, that has been a challenge lately. She will put her feet up on her Foster Dad’s side of the bed to let him know it is potty time (and a wet kiss, too). 

She enjoys checking out the back yard, sniffing and exploring. As thin as she is, she really likes the cool fresh air. She likes her non-rawhide chews and a nice peanut butter Kong.

It is so wonderful to see how these auction dogs grow each day and how much they enjoy and nice, warm home, human attention, and just total loving. We admire them so. They are very brave and strong—much better, I feel, than we could ever be.