Cody has been adopted. He is lucky to have owners ready to show him a whole new world.
Cody 15-161
Profile
| In addition to LOVE this dog has the following requirements: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entered Foster Care | Fence | Kid Friendly | Another Dog | Cat Friendly | |
| July 2, 2015 | physical | age 10+ | required | yes | |
| This is the most recent information available; however, it may change as we learn more about the dog. | |||||
Welcome Cody to the RAGOM family. He is an English Creme Golden Retriever weighing in at 82 lbs. We have fostered Cody for about a week now. I believe before becoming a RAGOM dog, he had lived with other dogs all of his life. Introductions with the 2 residents dogs went extremely well even with our other foster Cali 14-163. We have 2 cats here as well and doesn't give them a second look. Cody doesn't have a mean bone in his body.
Basically to describe Cody, he is a puppy in a grown body. He needs an owner that understands Cody will be some work. Cody isn't fully house trained. The first few days, resident dog Ollie and Cody seemed to have had marking wars outside. They would follow each other, marking over each others pee. When home, I let the dogs out every half hour and haven't had any incidents while he is being watched. When it's bedtime or when at work, he is put in a kennel. A few times, we let Cody have partial free roam, when we were sleeping. He did have potty accidents and shredded some paper. Cody doesn't seem to know any commands.
One thing about Cody, he does startle easily. If scared he would bolt. To keep him safe, a physical fence is a requirement. Cody would do best with an adult home or kids that are dog savvy. Surprisingly, Cody is quite the velcro dog with me, foster mom. He follows me everywhere inside and outside, except for when I go upstairs. He hasn't attempted a flight of stairs yet. Because of his timidness in most situations, he will need another confident dog in his house. An example, I took Cody and the 2 resident dogs for a car ride to the post office. He ran with them through the hallway into the garage. When I had to take just him to his vet appointment, it was quite some work to get him through the hallway into the garage. He would just plant himself on the ground and wouldn't budge.
At his wellness vet check, he did get up to date with his Rabies, Bordatella and DHPP. His fecal and heartworm came back negative. Cody was neutered prior to joining RAGOM. He is currently being treated in both ears for an infection. Cody has a skin issue, where his skin is flaky, mostly on his underside and around the neck area. The vet noticed no skin infection. He is eating a grain free diet and getting fish oil pills. At this time, the vet recommended to keep him on a healthy diet and see if his skin improves. If not, the vet recommended to test for hypothyroidism.
Contact Placement if you think Cody would fit well in your household.
At a Glance #15-161
| Golden Retriever | Born: December 2013 |
| Male | 85 lbs |
Status: Adopted
Profile
| In addition to LOVE this dog has the following requirements: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entered Foster Care | Fence | Kid Friendly | Another Dog | Cat Friendly | |
| July 2, 2015 | physical | age 10+ | required | yes | |
| This is the most recent information available; however, it may change as we learn more about the dog. | |||||
Welcome Cody to the RAGOM family. He is an English Creme Golden Retriever weighing in at 82 lbs. We have fostered Cody for about a week now. I believe before becoming a RAGOM dog, he had lived with other dogs all of his life. Introductions with the 2 residents dogs went extremely well even with our other foster Cali 14-163. We have 2 cats here as well and doesn't give them a second look. Cody doesn't have a mean bone in his body.
Basically to describe Cody, he is a puppy in a grown body. He needs an owner that understands Cody will be some work. Cody isn't fully house trained. The first few days, resident dog Ollie and Cody seemed to have had marking wars outside. They would follow each other, marking over each others pee. When home, I let the dogs out every half hour and haven't had any incidents while he is being watched. When it's bedtime or when at work, he is put in a kennel. A few times, we let Cody have partial free roam, when we were sleeping. He did have potty accidents and shredded some paper. Cody doesn't seem to know any commands.
One thing about Cody, he does startle easily. If scared he would bolt. To keep him safe, a physical fence is a requirement. Cody would do best with an adult home or kids that are dog savvy. Surprisingly, Cody is quite the velcro dog with me, foster mom. He follows me everywhere inside and outside, except for when I go upstairs. He hasn't attempted a flight of stairs yet. Because of his timidness in most situations, he will need another confident dog in his house. An example, I took Cody and the 2 resident dogs for a car ride to the post office. He ran with them through the hallway into the garage. When I had to take just him to his vet appointment, it was quite some work to get him through the hallway into the garage. He would just plant himself on the ground and wouldn't budge.
At his wellness vet check, he did get up to date with his Rabies, Bordatella and DHPP. His fecal and heartworm came back negative. Cody was neutered prior to joining RAGOM. He is currently being treated in both ears for an infection. Cody has a skin issue, where his skin is flaky, mostly on his underside and around the neck area. The vet noticed no skin infection. He is eating a grain free diet and getting fish oil pills. At this time, the vet recommended to keep him on a healthy diet and see if his skin improves. If not, the vet recommended to test for hypothyroidism.
Contact Placement if you think Cody would fit well in your household.
Updates
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Sunday, July 26, 2015
Great progress with Cody! He has mastered the command sit this past week. I don't even need a treat anymore for him to sit on command. This week I am working with him to sit and wait for his food. Potty training is still a work in progress. When it's bedtime, we don't put him in the kennel anymore, but gate off half the house, so he has free roam. This past week there has been only 2 pee accidents on the floor, when we wake up. When no one is home, he is still put in the kennel, and keeps it clean. We found out he does tend to chew some things. For example, our resident dog Mollie, she loves to go through our clothes hamper to carry out shirts and socks in her mouth. After she's had her fun of carrying them in her mouth, she'll just drop them on the floor. So we find that Cody will grab them and chew holes in the clothes. So lesson is, keep your shoes and clothing out of reach with Cody. We do have a huge toy box, and he does take interest every now and then with the chews and stuffed animals.
If you notice in one of the pictures, Cody tends to lay down in the frog position quite frequently. He is also starting to let his guard down, and he is rolling over for belly rubs. I have changed one of the requirements for Cody. I think Cody can be an only dog, in the right environment. Thinking about past fosters and the homes they have been adopted in to, many families have neighbors that also have dogs, so they do a lot of doggy play dates. Another reason is that Cody does love attention from humans, once he gets to know them. When giving attention to one of the other dogs, he'll always find a way to worm his way in the middle so he can be petted.
I would say Cody has medium energy. When outside he does get the zoomies and will play with resident Ollie. Inside he'll lay down and nap or play with the others. He used to bark a bit but that has subsided. He would bark while in the kennel. We have introduced him to our bed because when one of our residents came to snuggle with us, he would stand at the door barking. Now that he knows how to jump on the bed, he feels included. We are working on proper bed etiquette with him. Half the time he'll layout down at the foot of the bed nicely, and half the time he'll just stand right by your head. Cody doesn't object to being groomed. I can even clip his toenails easily.
Do you think you can provide the right environment for Cody to continue growing? If so, contact your placement adviser.