Bella is a beautiful 8-year-old Golden Retriever. She was lovingly surrendered to RAGOM because of her owner's health issues. Bella was obviously adored and well cared for. She is a total sweetheart and very much a Velcro dog. She gets really excited when I get home and practically prances. She's fairly vocal with her excitement as well.

I initially left Bella in a crate while I was out of the house, but recently tried giving her free reign. She crates well, but behaved just fine when she was loose in the house (despite dragging a pair of my workout pants and some socks into the living room...). I've left her up to 9 hours while I'm at work, and she doesn't have any accidents.

Bella gets along with both of my resident animals. I have a 2-year-old Golden who is really playful. Initially, Bella ignored him, but now they play tug together. She loves to play fetch, but isn't always the best about letting me have the ball back! She doesn't bother my cat at all. In fact, the first night that Bella was here, the cat was sitting on the floor, about 3 feet away from Bella. 

Bella is in good health. The vet said she needs to lose about 5 pounds, so regular exercise is needed. Her surrendering owner reported that she does get occasional ear infections, but that they are easily treated. She does pull a bit hard on her leash, but we're working on it.

Bella is such a wonderful, sweet, energetic girl who needs a new family to love her. She will give you plenty of love and affection in return.