Honey 10-095

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February 8, 2013

Honey is soon to be a 9 year old female Golden, light in color, weighing in at 80 lbs, who is fostered in Shoreview.

Honey is the best of all Goldens – a senior. I forget how awesome a senior can be – Honey is well behaved, sweet, loving, and low maintenance. Honey met the two resident female Goldens with no problems at all! They have played, chased and slept cuddled together already – after only a few days.

Honey was originally brought into RAGOM in 2010 where she was abused by the male owner resulting in anxiety and a toddler that pulled on her while she was eating, caused Honey to nip. Unfortunately, the family that adopted her now has a toddler that fell on Honey while she was sleeping and Honey nipped him. Due to Honey’s last owner’s efforts she has overcome many issues resulting from abuse in her original home. While Honey is an awesome Golden, she does need a home with no young children to “pester” her. The only issue we have seen with Honey is that she gives a little growl when others come by her dish when she is eating. She has been okay when the other dogs walk by her with a chewy – it's like she knows it is not hers. She allowed me to pull on her pizzle stick with no problems. She takes treats very gently even when the other dogs are right beside her. We will be working on the food guarding issue.

Honey loves people, including older children (over about 10), she loves to swim (we are told), play with the other dogs, lay by your side, walks (except for the snowballs that build on her paws), car rides and naps. Most of all Honey likes to sniff the woodpile and under the deck for bunnies or other critters. There is a cat in her foster home that she is interested in but the cat mostly stays away from her and is very “dog-smart”.

Honey is a very loving and sweet senior in search of a quiet home, with a furry friend, no children, and lots of love; a fence is optional as she did well in her last home with no fence.

 

At a Glance #10-095

Golden Retriever Born: March 2004
Female 60 lbs

Status: Deceased

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February 8, 2013

Honey is soon to be a 9 year old female Golden, light in color, weighing in at 80 lbs, who is fostered in Shoreview.

Honey is the best of all Goldens – a senior. I forget how awesome a senior can be – Honey is well behaved, sweet, loving, and low maintenance. Honey met the two resident female Goldens with no problems at all! They have played, chased and slept cuddled together already – after only a few days.

Honey was originally brought into RAGOM in 2010 where she was abused by the male owner resulting in anxiety and a toddler that pulled on her while she was eating, caused Honey to nip. Unfortunately, the family that adopted her now has a toddler that fell on Honey while she was sleeping and Honey nipped him. Due to Honey’s last owner’s efforts she has overcome many issues resulting from abuse in her original home. While Honey is an awesome Golden, she does need a home with no young children to “pester” her. The only issue we have seen with Honey is that she gives a little growl when others come by her dish when she is eating. She has been okay when the other dogs walk by her with a chewy – it's like she knows it is not hers. She allowed me to pull on her pizzle stick with no problems. She takes treats very gently even when the other dogs are right beside her. We will be working on the food guarding issue.

Honey loves people, including older children (over about 10), she loves to swim (we are told), play with the other dogs, lay by your side, walks (except for the snowballs that build on her paws), car rides and naps. Most of all Honey likes to sniff the woodpile and under the deck for bunnies or other critters. There is a cat in her foster home that she is interested in but the cat mostly stays away from her and is very “dog-smart”.

Honey is a very loving and sweet senior in search of a quiet home, with a furry friend, no children, and lots of love; a fence is optional as she did well in her last home with no fence.

 

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Monday, February 16, 2015

 

It is with sadness that we let you know that Honey #10-095 went to the Rainbow Bridge on February 2, 2015. We shared Honey’s life for almost two years and they were wonderful years and our only regret was that she did not live further. She deserves a bit more than a short notice as she was a great dog and more importantly a great companion for us.

Honey’s story with us begins when we had lost our RAGOM girl, Missy in August 2012. We decided no more dogs for us; it was too hard when we let them go. So for four months we stuck to that, then we decided our house was empty without a dog but we could never adopt another dog. A solution was for us to help RAGOM Fosters by ‘dog sitting’ for them. We did this for three dogs and it was nice to have a dog for a week or so and we thought we can do this. Then came Honey to stay with us while her foster went on vacation. She was 9 and was very mellow. She had loving eyes and she bonded with us immediately. Her foster told us that a person was interested in her but she had not made plans to set up a visit. She had lived in two homes and had been returned to RAGOM because of a situation where a toddler fell on her and she snapped but did not bite. After 3 days my wife and I said why not see if she could live with us, we couldn’t believe we were saying that but Honey had already worked her way into our hearts. We contacted her foster and told her we wanted to adopt her if the other person hadn’t decided to meet her. Well the rest is history she became a part of our home in April.

There were a series of things we said to rationalize bringing in another dog when we swore we wouldn’t. Like, well she is a senior dog and she doesn’t have a lot of years so we won’t get so attached to her. That turned out to be an untruth right after she came to live with us. We also said that we could only love one dog as we loved our Missy. Well we did fall in love with her and she with us. She fit in so well with us. We’re retired and like to sleep in, Honey too. We like to go for several short walks 1 mile or so each time, funny so did she. She taught us how to be comfortable with other dogs coming to say hello to her/us. All the dogs we’ve ever had were all a bit fear aggressive until they got to know the dog. Not Honey she loved everyone; canine and human. She was smart too knew a number of commands, people we would meet would be impressed by her ‘high five’. She made new friends (human) in our neighborhood they were happy to see her and she them.

We were planning a trip to Florida for the month of March. It was difficult to find a place that would accept a Golden we did find one right on the beach. I was excited to see how she would enjoy the beach and the ocean. Then in early January I was walking her and she started straining to urinate I knew immediately something was wrong. We took her to the vet and she was diagnosed with an UTI but they wanted to run additional tests as she had exhibited some other signs that were concerning. The tests showed she had advanced kidney failure and while it could not be cured our vet thought we had an opportunity to stabilize it and keep her alive for months. She cautioned that it was very serious but that we shouldn’t give up hope. We started a regiment of prescription food and several meds and hoped for the best. She had a follow up visit and tests and the level of protein she was losing in her urine continue to increase. The vet prescribed a new drug and we hoped and prayed for the best. On Saturday, January 31 she was in discomfort and we knew the end was not far off. Then on Sunday she ‘rebounded’ we thought maybe the meds were finally working and she might be with us for some time yet. That was not to be….on Monday, February 2nd she got up went out to do her business had breakfast. She laid down by the front door for the rest of the morning then came into the kitchen and was stumbling and couldn’t keep her balance. She refused water and treats, she never refused treats. We knew it was time to stop her suffering. Her vet came to our home and we gave her our final act of love and let her go to the Rainbow Bridge. We know she is there playing without any pain or discomfort and we’re quite sure that she and Missy are exchanging experiences with us. Honey #10-095 a wonderful dog who brought immense joy and happiness into our lives in a short period of time. We love you Honey and we miss you!

Bob and Peggy C

 

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Honey has been adopted and is loving her new home!  She is the only pup so she gets lots of attention and loving.  Here is a picture of her enjoying her new yard.

 

 

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Honey is doing great and so easy to have in our home.

I give her and her two BFFs (best furry friends) treats together and there is no fuss; they respect each others "things", including food.  I do feed meals separately, as I always do with my own, as my youngest golden would eat everyone else food given the opportunity. Honey is fine if I sit by her bowl (she eats very slowly), she lets me take her bowl/food away, but she does not care to be petted while eating and will give a soft grumble.  If I say "no", she stops. 

Honey loves her daily walks; when we approach other dogs I let Honey's extend leash out so she can great/ play with the approaching dog and she does great and is friendly.  She walks very well on the leash and does not pull. Honey's very favorite things in order are rolling in the snow - making snow angles, waiting for a critter to come out of the woodpile, and playing with her BFFs.  Honey is very loving and lies down by her people while in the house.