I would like to introduce you to Audrey, a beautiful 4-year-old female purebred Golden Retriever. She was surrendered to RAGOM from a commercial breeder in MO because she had been bred multiple times in the past and her pregnancies always ended up in C-sections. The breeder decided to surrender her because her surgeries became too costly.
Audrey is a petite Golden and weighs just 51 pounds. She got a clean bill of health, is now up to date on shots, and is spayed. She spent her first month at another RAGOM foster home where she learned what it was like to live in a house. Thank you again, Ginny, for doing the hard work of introducing Audrey to doors, stairs, TVs, physical attention from humans, and other dogs walking around her. She was too scared to go outside on a leash and wouldn’t relax, so she moved to my house where I have a fenced-in yard.
Audrey met my dogs in the yard with no problem and followed them right through the door into the house. She wasn’t interested in other rooms at the time and just wanted to get into the kennel where she could watch everything. Audrey never had an accident in the house because I let the dogs outside on a regular schedule (when they wake up, after they’ve eaten, and before bed) and many times in between. Now that she spends most of her time outside of the kennel, she will pace back and forth if she has to go out. She was always the first one at the door to get back inside. Now she follows my dogs around in the yard, sniffing for bunnies, but wants me in her sight. Audrey will jump into the car with no problem, but is still afraid to jump out, so it takes a few minutes for her to get out.
Audrey spends most of her time in the living room with my dogs instead of in a crate. It didn’t take her long to join them on the couch. If I am sitting on the couch, she likes to lie next to me. She has free roam when I am gone, but has taught me to clear the table off in the living room before I leave. She chewed up my computer mouse and a pair of reading glasses. She will pick up a bone and bring it by the couch. She now takes treats from my fingers and takes them very gently. Her trust grows every day!
Audrey goes back to the vet in a week to have her stitches removed. She had ear infections, so has been getting drops in her ears. On Saturday, I brought her back to the vet because her incision was getting red - it was getting infected, so she is now on antibiotics for a week. She is ready to find her forever home because she is getting too attached to me. Audrey is a real love bug and loves people!
If you have a confident resident dog that Audrey could follow and learn from, and think that she would be a great match for your family, please submit an "Inquiry for Application" form. She will need a home where she can learn at her own pace with a lot of patience.
If you have already filled out an "Inquiry for Application" form, please send an email to application
ragom [dot] org with Audrey's name, her RAGOM number, the name you submitted the Inquiry for Application form under, and a sentence or two why you feel you'd be a good match.
