In memory of Wyatt - Lisa
August 26, 2013
Hello. Let me introduce myself. I am Skippy. I am 10 years old and a big boy. My foster daddy calls me Bear. :) I came in with my sister Brandi and have been with her since day one. We are very attached to each other, so when we find our furever family and are adopted we will be adopted together. We eat together, sleep together, drink together, pee together, walk together. We do everything together. Foster mom calls us her two peas in a pod shadow. :) We were outside dogs and we are really loving this indoor stuff once we got used to it. At first I wasn't too sure about going in the house and then was not sure about going outside, but now I go right out and come right in. For having been an outside dog I have to tell you that I have not had one accident in the house. It is like I somehow just knew that you do not potty in the house. Foster mom is very proud of me.
I have a little trouble getting up on the tile and hardwood floors. Foster mom is not sure if it is just because I am not used to them. I get along with the three residents dogs and just ignore the cats. I love love love attention and I am a love bug. I come when my name is called and I will sit when you ask me to. I take treats ever so gentle.
I like to explore in the backyard so a physical fence would be the best for me. I am told that if I did not have a physical fence I would wander and I really do not think I would like a tie out.
Once I learn more about myself, I will let everyone know. If you want twice the love and attention from an Old Gold then Bandi and I are certainly the puppers for you. Just let your placement advisor know.
I am the taller one.
| Golden Retriever | Born: March 2003 |
| Male | 65 lbs |
Status: Deceased
In memory of Wyatt - Lisa
August 26, 2013
Hello. Let me introduce myself. I am Skippy. I am 10 years old and a big boy. My foster daddy calls me Bear. :) I came in with my sister Brandi and have been with her since day one. We are very attached to each other, so when we find our furever family and are adopted we will be adopted together. We eat together, sleep together, drink together, pee together, walk together. We do everything together. Foster mom calls us her two peas in a pod shadow. :) We were outside dogs and we are really loving this indoor stuff once we got used to it. At first I wasn't too sure about going in the house and then was not sure about going outside, but now I go right out and come right in. For having been an outside dog I have to tell you that I have not had one accident in the house. It is like I somehow just knew that you do not potty in the house. Foster mom is very proud of me.
I have a little trouble getting up on the tile and hardwood floors. Foster mom is not sure if it is just because I am not used to them. I get along with the three residents dogs and just ignore the cats. I love love love attention and I am a love bug. I come when my name is called and I will sit when you ask me to. I take treats ever so gentle.
I like to explore in the backyard so a physical fence would be the best for me. I am told that if I did not have a physical fence I would wander and I really do not think I would like a tie out.
Once I learn more about myself, I will let everyone know. If you want twice the love and attention from an Old Gold then Bandi and I are certainly the puppers for you. Just let your placement advisor know.
I am the taller one.
I'm here to tell everyone that my sister Brandy and I have been adopted by a very very wonderful gal and we will be soooo happy in our new fur-ever home. We will certainly miss our foster mom (now Auntie Kay), foster dad (now Uncle Bob), our foster siblings, both canine (all 3) and feline (all 3). We will be spoiled even more rottener than we are right now, but that is okay because we are going to be right where we need to be. We are also soooo happy that we will be "home" for Christmas.
I have to tell you that foster mom took Brandi and me to get weighed and I now weigh 81.20 lbs, down from 97.60!!!!! I wasn't "fat" before, but I do look really good now. I actually have a waist now. I continue to be the most loving dog. I like lots of attention. I will chew up paper towels, kleenex, and sometimes paper if I find them laying around, but I am not as bad as my sister Brandi. She has picked up this bad habit and does it more than I do. Foster mom and foster dad just need to be real careful not to leave these things around where we can get to them.
Last month when Brandi and I went to the Iowa Pet Expo we made sure that everybody that passed by us wanted to pet us and pay attention to us. We didn't find anybody that we did not like and everybody liked us. We plan on being at the meet and greet in Coralville, Iowa on Saturday Nov. 30th.
If you want two peas in a pod and all the lovin' that you can stand, then we are the puppers just for you. Let your placement advisor know and we can hopefully get the ball rolling or is that the peas rolling.
We had to take a short nap to rejuvenate from all the the excitement.
I am behind in sending in an update on me, so I had better get to it. First of all I want to thank Lisa for the donation of the paw print at Goldzilla in memory of Wyatt. I do not know who Lisa is but she is awesome for helping us puppers with her donation and I take it that Wyatt was an oldie but a goodie pupper like me. Thanks so much Lisa. It is people like you helping us puppers that really make us smile. You rock.
I just can't tell you enough what a good boy that I am. Foster mom is still amazed that I have not had one accident in the house after being an outside dog like I was. I have really gotten to like the woobies and the chew bones in this place. The other night there was a thunder storm here, but it did not bother me at all. Not like it does my sister who will just pace and pant.
I am a very very easy boy to have around. I do however like LOTS and LOTS of lovin' and will follow you around so I make sure that you give me all of that lovin' that I like. So if you want double the fun, double the licks, double the lovin', and double the puppers then Brandi and I are just for you and you will not be sorry one bit. Just contact your placement advisor to get the ball rolling.
I know that foster mom went down there somewhere.
I'm back to tell you some more about me. I went to see the good doctor for a few things. When I came into RAGOM I had a hematoma in my left ear that had a drain in it. That needed to come out. It was taken out and it looks really good. I did not even flinch once when the good doctor took the drain out. I was microchipped and had a good going over. I weighed in at 97.6 lbs. I am not a fat boy, I am just a big boy. But that just means that there is more of me to love. My "poop" test came back negative. I have drops that go in my eyes twice a day because I have this matter stuff in my eyes, but the good doctor said that the drops will help that go away. I don't balk or even flinch when foster mom puts them in my eyes. She says that I am the best pupper. Even when I came into RAGOM and she spent ALL that time cutting out all of the nasty mats in my fur, I didn't even balk, flinch, or make a sound.
I am getting used to the tile floors and the wood floors and I am getting up on them better than when I first came here. I sure am liking this indoor living. I am still exploring and doing lots of smelling. I have learned "no" and "ack" when it comes to the waste basket in the bathroom when foster mom is in there and I am checking things out. Otherwise the bathroom door is kept shut. Also I have learned that when I do my good sniffing along the kitchen counters. But I am so tall that my nose is just the right size for those kitchen counters and it just goes to them. :) I have discovered that the deer antlers and the hard bones are really good to chew on. Also I like playing with the blinky ball. Once in a while I will pick up one of the stuffed woobies and carry it around. I don't play with the resident dogs. I just hang around with my sister Brandi. I don't even really play with her, I just "hang" with her. I am fine to have free roam of the house when the two leggers are gone. I know my name and I will sit if you tell me too. I have not had one accident in the house. Pretty good for an old feller who has lived outside, huh? I have no aggression and I do not resource guard my food, the chew things, the balls, or the woobies. I do pull when I am on a leash. We really have not worked on that either as it has been soooo hot here, so won't be doing any learning on that until it cools down a lot of degrees. Guess I will go for now and when I find out some more things about me I will let you know.
If you want all the love you can stand and even more, then Brandi and I are the puppers for you. It just means double the lovin' and double the fun. You will not be sorry. Contact your placement adviser to check us out.
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