Madison is making her official RAGOM debut, and what a beautiful girl, both inside and out!

Miss Maddie was formerly a momma at a breeding facility that, for some unknown reason, was being sold at an auction. RAGOM stepped in, and now this lovely girl has a new life. She is about 4 1/2 years old, and for being from a breeding facility, she is more socialized than most.

She absolutely craves human attention and interaction. She likes nothing better than being petted and snuggling with her people. She will seek out attention whenever possible. She has the Golden nudge and the Golden paw down to a T!

Madison is currently living with our gang of four male Goldens, a female Golden, and four cats. Yes, the household is crazy at times, but they all get along just fine. Madison loves to play with our other dogs and pretty much ignores the cats.

Because of her background, she will need another dog in her forever home to continue showing her that good things come from humans. While she is well-socialized, she still has some fears, mostly of doors, loud noises, and fast movements.

She will not go in or out through the door if you are standing in the doorway, but we seem to have come to an agreement that if we stand to the side of the door, she can dart in or out without too much difficulty.

Some days you would think that the vacuum cleaner is a death threat, but yet at other times, a nap is more important, and that area of floor under her really doesn’t need to be cleaned!

Fast movements will either leave her cowering and hugging the floor or running to find a safe spot. Every day she makes progress, though, and realizes that we love her dearly and that life is good.

Madison weights in at 52 pounds, which is very appropriate for her size, as she is on the petite side. She is medium red in color.

She is both potty trained and kennel trained. We found that she has a bit of a penchant for inappropriate chewing (mostly magazines and a couple of blankets that now have a few extra holes) when given too much freedom during the workday, so the kennel is both her friend and ours.

At night, she sleeps on the floor next to our bed and will come up more than willingly when invited. 

We have a fenced-in yard, and that. too, is a requirement for Madison. While I’d like to believe that she loves her humans enough to never run off, her fear of loud noises may have her running for the woods if there’s a chance.

Our fence is about four feet high, and she hasn’t tried to jump it - no, not once. But she did find the gap one day and went to explore the front yard. Lesson learned, and the fence has no more gaps now!

Madison was a bit stinky when she first arrived and also had tape worms... yuck! She has been treated for that and has had no problems since.

She also had an ear infection which was being treated. While we didn’t notice her shaking her head or scratching them, she did develop a hematoma. Because it was so close to the base of her ear, it was decided that surgical treatment was the best option.

Poor girl ended up getting spayed and having surgery on her ear at the same time. Having to wear the cone of shame for three weeks while her ear healed was about the worst thing ever. Talk about giving me the look!

She is now up to date on all vaccines and microchipped, and both incisions have healed up nicely. 

We live out in the country and have lots of room for the dogs to run. We do “ball time” several times a day, so the dogs get plenty of exercise that way. While Miss Maddie isn’t interested in balls (yet?), she loves to run around and play. Because of this, we rarely do regular walks until the weather really becomes nice.

When Madison has been on the leash, she does OK - not great, but OK. This, however, is something that will take some practice for her.

The first few rides in the car were very traumatic, and she had to be lifted both in and out. Now, while getting in she still needs a helping hand, she will hop out willingly. Once again, it's progress. 

Madison is one of the sweetest, gentlest girls I’ve met. She just radiates love.

While she hasn’t been exposed to young kids yet, I can just envision her being dressed up, sitting at a play table, and having a tea party with her very own girl. I think she would do well in a home with kids over the age of ten, as younger children tend to make loud noises and quick movements that might scare her too much.