Recent Updates
Thursday, September 15, 2016
I swam for 2 hours retrieving tennis balls out of a swimming pool – I LOVE my new life !! :)
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It's been almost two weeks since Harper arrived from Turkey. She has really shown her personality since practically day one.
As fosters, we are obligated to report the good with the bad. I really have not seen...
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Tiki continues to be our love bug and nudges us every chance she gets for attention. She was spayed this past weekend and is bouncing back quickly. The hardest thing right now is keeping her low key during...
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As I learn more about Sweet Pea, I believe she will require another big dog in her home. She previously was a backyard breeder dog and came in with Red 16-215. She is not specifically bonded with Red but she...
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Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Wanted to update Buddy. We are so proud of him! He is doing great. We are almost at the end of the meds (happy dance), and a re-check at the end of the week to see how things (no teeth) look. He is eating very...
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Rocky had a great Goldzilla weekend! First, he went to a RAGOM volunteer party at Urban Growler Brewing Company where he met his fellow foster dogs and RAGOM volunteers.
And then he was featured with his...
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We had just a wonderful day at Goldzilla on Sunday! Cognac was in her element. She probably personally greeted over a hundred people and at least that many dogs. We bet she snagged at least 25 treats. Thanks...
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Here are a few more photos of Gulliver as he has become more comfortable here in this country. He has learned the English “sit,” his name, and “come” – and probably more I can’t think of. The first time we...
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Hercules is fitting into the family life well - greeting everyone with a toy - in true retriever fashion.
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Monday, September 12, 2016
Bash had a great time at Goldzilla. He was so tired, he slept the entire way back to Cedar Rapids. Bash felt like a celebrity – so many wonderful people stopped to say hello and ask how he was doing.
The...
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Orion had a great time at Goldzilla today! It was the first time bringing him to a big event and he behaved beautifully! He attended the Turkey dog reunion with his brother-from-another- mother Dodger, his homie...
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WHOO HOO! Thank you SPONSORS! You help make our rescue keep going! BIG thanks from Molly & her foster family to Beau 14-117 and the Myers family!! Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
Molly had yet...
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Diva goes to Goldzilla 2016!
Thank you RAGOM for being SO authentically invested in these dogs !!!! :)
Even after all this time – The Foster Families advise to have plenty of tennis balls on hand - still...
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Friday, September 9, 2016
Cali crossed the rainbow bridge on Tuesday, September 6. Her body was shutting down from the kidney disease. When she was first diagnosed, the vet said the average life expectancy once diagnosed is 6...
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Thursday, September 8, 2016
Isabelle has been in her new foster home for a few short days and is doing amazingly with the turkeys, chickens, resident dog, and kids. Isabelle has excellent recall. She knows "sit," but needs reminding at...
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Orion's favorite game: pull the toilet paper out of the bathroom into the living room, seeing how long of a stretch he can get before it tears.
And carrying shoes around in his mouth. Or his leash.
Putting the...
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Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Hey, Brody 16-001 here! I had to wait a bit to send my latest update because in the mean time I went on an adventure. While my regular fosters were busy I went up to northern MN for a few days of R&R. ...
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The title of this update is “Good for Penny”.
Penny had a follow-up with the vet today after her spay and extraction. Everything healed as it should have…Good for Penny.
Penny weighed in at 79# - that’s 11...
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Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Pictures of skipper with his adoptive brother and sister, Scotty and Jade. Also doing his therapy work and just looking cute. Included is one shot of him enjoying a ride on the Lake Harriet trolley car. He...
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Duke is gaining about 2 pounds a week and now weighs in at 25 pounds!
Duke met his forever family and went home with them on September 5th. Happy Labor Day!
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Please welcome sweet, handsome Curly back to RAGOM. Curly was originally picked up as a stray in Iowa and put in a shelter there on 6/18/16. There they named him Curly and had him neutered and gave him his...
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Little peanut Pippi was adopted by a WONDERFUL family and her new name is Lilly!! Please join me in wishing them the very best!
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Photos of Spice (now named Scotty) including him doing his therapy dog work, for which he is a natural. He needs daily ear drops to keep away infections, but that is working OK. Otherwise he is a happy Golden...
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Jade continues to live a happy life in her forever home leaving behind her puppy mill days. Thunderstorms are her major issue. She enjoys her time with her to adoptive brothers. She celebrated her 12th...
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Monday, September 5, 2016
Monroe is a complete joy in our lives! He and his kids play, swim, run, field tennis balls and go boating regularly. His groomer says his energy level is amazing considering his "handsome, mature face". ...
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