| Golden Retriever | Born: December 2005 |
| Female | 68 lbs |
Status: Deceased
Well, it’s been nearly a month since Jasmine’s last update and she has big news to share! She’s been adopted! Much like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, Jasmine only had one thing to do…click her paws together and say, “There’s no place like home.” Dorothy was able to realize that she was always home and that’s what happened to Jazz…we realized she’s been home all along and we are ecstatic!!
Chillin' on my very own forever patio
A quick update for all you Jasmine followers: She had her surgery last week to have the mammary tumor removed. It was not cancerous! We are so happy to get that report. Jasmine spent a few days recuperating at fellow foster Rona’s home. The report was great. She got along well with the two resident dogs and two cats. She loves her men and proved that to be true with Rona’s husband! Thank you both for taking such good care of her.
The problem with Jasmine…NOTHING! We just have to get some of her followers to turn into potential adopters! She’s proven she can handle a new environment with ease. Please contact placement to get more information on this loving girl.
If summer actually ever stays around, we know that Jasmine will be found in the screen porch. She loves spending time out there with the family, and we love spending time out there with her. You can see by the photos below, she knows how to get some Golden scratches as well as knows the best spot to take a nap!
Fortunately for Jasmine she is pretty low key. This will be to her advantage next week as she recovers from surgery. Yep, she goes in on Monday to have a mammary tumor removed. Keep her in your thoughts and prayers. Unfortunately for us we are scheduled to be out of town, but fellow foster Rona in town here is going to let Miss Jasmine recover at her place! We are so thankful to her. She will ensure that Jasmine has a great recovery. The below picture is how I imagine Jasmine in the days following her surgery.
We will keep you posted on the outcome of her surgery and the results of the pathology of the tumor. Sponsorship is so important to RAGOM- it’s how we ensure these loving creatures get the care they need and that forever families receive happy, healthy companions. Please consider sponsoring Miss Jasmine.
Greetings from Jasmine. Sorry it has been a while since our last update. A graduation, a hospitalization and an adoption have filled most of May. Jasmine has been a trooper through it all.
Last weekend Jasmine’s good buddy Woody 13-094 found his forever home. That means that Miss Jazz has been an only dog again. This was less traumatic for her than it was in March when our resident dog died. There are fewer toys out however. She does thrive with another dog for companionship.
We discovered that she has storm anxiety with the recent thunderstorms. We weren’t surprised. Jasmine goes to her safe spot and shakes. In an attempt to soothe her, we “swaddled” her with her blanket which brought good relief- she was able to sleep. We are off to buy a Thundershirt!
The weather has also brought some nice days and the discovery of a comfy couch on the patio!
One of her favorite pastimes is going for rides in the car. Her favorite spot is on the floor in the back seat overseeing the front seat!
Today our ride took us to the cemetery to pay our respect for those who have given their life in service to our country. It is also a time to remember our loved ones who have gone before us. Jasmine was a very respectful visitor.
Time heals all wounds. Jasmine’s story is one of the best examples of these words. Something very special has happened to this loving creature in the last couple of weeks. We’ve seen her become a (dare I say) playful dog. One example you can see in the picture below. She’s trying to play with her ball outside. She hasn’t quite figured out what to do with it, but she was having fun.
Another moment of joy happened the other night. My husband and I were sitting in the living room talking and suddenly heard a commotion. We figured it was young foster brother Woody 13-094. I realized it was TWO dogs playing. Like little kids, we snuck around the corner and saw Jasmine doing a play bow and wrestling with Woody. We looked at each other in amazement with smiles on our faces bigger than life. This was a first! She was a happy dog!
She is so much more at ease when people come to visit. She loved having Grandma and Grandpa here for the weekend. Now that school is out and our boys have moved home, she’s found a new favorite place to be…on our son’s bed. See how relaxed she is…this is her smiling!
With the warmer weather, nightly walks have become more regular and she loves them. Notice how well she walks with another dog.
Why the growth? She knows she is in a safe environment and she loves the companionship of a playful dog. This is all she needs in her forever home to continue her journey. Contact your placement advisor to make her a part of your family.
Warmer weather this weekend let Miss Jasmine have plenty of outdoor time with her foster brother Woody 13-094. As you can see by the pictures, she had a great time. She helped pick up more sticks in the yard.
She entertained her friend Woody, the Labradoodle from across the street.
Jasmine even took some time to catch some rays!!
With all the hard work, play and sun, she enjoyed her cold water too.
Don’t you think she would be the perfect addition to your outdoor area too? Contact placement for more information on how to give her what she needs…her forever home.
Jasmine sends greetings to her followers and especially to her sponsor family! What a wild and crazy ride the past few days have been. Ice storms, fallen trees, snow, melt and now more snow. Poor Jasmine wasn’t able to be outside as much with all the dangerous ice and falling branches. She did lend a hand (mouth) with the stick clean up!
We got a glimpse into the kind of mother Jasmine must have been this past week. Foster brother Woody 13-094 had some complications from his neuter and Jasmine was right there by him the whole time. She lay with him on his pillow and at night was by his crate. She even tried to help “clean” his wounds, which defeated the whole e-collar for Woody! Her loving, sweet, nurturing personality was even more apparent as she cared for her buddy.
We’ve been trying to get some great pictures of Miss Jasmine, but she is truly camera shy! When she sees the camera come out and point at her, she turns her head and puts her ears down! It’s hard to capture her beauty. Enjoy a couple more of her and think about how this great girl would fit into your family. If you want a calm, quiet, loving and devoted companion, she’s your girl. We would be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Well, someone at our house has a new friend and is feeling much better. As you’ve read, we lost our resident dog a couple weeks ago and it so affected Jasmine. She regressed to that shy breeder dog we first brought home. She didn’t eat, stayed in her corner and rarely wagged her tail. She would shake and startle. We couldn’t stand it any longer, so we brought in our second foster, Woody 13-094.
What a difference a week makes. Miss Jasmine is rarely in her corner unless she’s napping. Her tail wags frequently. She now greets us at the door when we come home. She’s eating all her food again. What is really amazing is she is being a leader too! Woody looks to her for cues about what he can and cannot do. HE follows HER! Because he is younger and more active than our resident dog was, he is showing her how to play. This morning, I found her with a tennis ball in her mouth!
This new found confidence has given her the ability to meet new people with greater ease. We invited our neighbors over after the neighborhood ice removal party was over. I noticed one of the neighbors petting a dog and suddenly realized it wasn’t our other foster or their dog. IT WAS JASMINE and she loved it!
Today she met three new people at the house today. I had foster brother on a leash (he just had surgery) as they entered the house. I turned around and there was Jasmine! When Melinda called her name she came over, tail wagging and got her strokes. Jasmine then jumped on the couch so the other two gals could pet her. The daughter, a 16 year old, who is normally afraid of our dogs, approached the couch and Jasmine prodded her for pets. The two of them were meant for each other! Unfortunately, they aren’t potential adopters. But someone reading this just might be.
These two creatures have a lesson or two for all of us. First lesson: We are better when we are with others. Second lesson: finding our strengths enables us to let go of our fears. Because I see this so clearly now, we know that Jasmine must go to a home that has another companion. That is her greatest need. Please help her get what she needs. She’s worth it.
We have good news and bad news for this update on Jasmine. The good news- she did so well over the busy Easter weekend. Company came with their Sheltie and it barely phased Miss Jasmine. She became fast friends with “Grandpa” & “Grandma” and thoroughly enjoyed spending time with her two favorite “boys” who were home for Easter Break.
The bad news- Jazz lost her foster sister, our resident dog Loosey, to cancer this weekend. This was a very sudden event in our lives. While we grieve the loss, we also have a responsibility for Jasmine and that is finding her the best home possible. It would be so easy to adopt her ourselves, but we don’t think that is fair to her. She thrives with a companion dog. We know she senses the change in our home and we will keep a close eye on her over the next several days (she still has her sheltie friend for a few more days). If you have been contemplating Jasmine, now is the time to take action and meet her.
Things she does: Loves car rides and being brushed; walks well on a flat leash; is house trained; respects baby gates; loves a companion dog; is very quiet-rarely barks (she would be excellent in a town home); snuggles at night; gives kisses and “the golden paw” when she wants attention.
Things she doesn’t do: Counter surf; doesn’t resource guard toys or food; beg for food while you are eating.
Please contact your placement advisor if you can offer Jasmine the home she so deserves.
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ICE CREAM! That’s right. Miss Jasmine got her first taste of ice cream this week. Jazz has been with us for a while now and I had forgotten that she has had limited exposure to things we take for granted, like ice cream. She was hesitant to take it out of the cup in the car, so when we got home, I hand fed her a few bites…she looked up at me like “you’ve got to be kidding, this is for me?” and went to town on the rest of it! What a great moment. Too bad I didn’t have my camera at the ready.
We rocked Jasmine’s world a bit this week and re-arranged the furniture! I wasn’t sure it was such a good idea, but spring cleaning fever hit and I lost control. We moved the couch that creates her corner space. I figured she had been spending more time away from there so it was now or never. She did great! She still has a little spot behind a chair in that corner, but she is much more visible.
She is waiting for our back yard to clear up- we still have a large slab of ice that prevents her from running around the entire back yard, but she is showing us that she is ready to rock and roll. I know that with a more active dog than our resident, she will learn to play even more.
She has finished her 10 days of antibiotics and has had no more “oozing” for about the last week. On Tuesday we take her for her first grooming- Thanks to the crew at Wags N’ Whiskers for their support of RAGOM. She will be healthy and beautiful for her new home. Now that physical fences have been removed as a requirement for breeder dogs, please take a new look at her. Don’t be surprised if you hear from me. I’m reading applicants and hoping to find a great match so she can begin the rest of her life.
Happy Easter to everyone following Jasmine, especially her sponsor family the Stangohrs.
We are amazed at the consistent changes we see week to week with Jasmine. This week was “meet new friends” week. We have been asking different friends to please stop over and meet our foster dog as part of her training. She regularly goes to the door with tail wagging. She will cautiously greet the people at the door and then go to her corner spot. She comes out and meets people after a little while. One couple, huge dog people, stopped by and sat in our family room visiting (the room Jazz hangs in). Jasmine proceeded to jump up on the couch and encouraged attention from the husband. This tells me that we will know when the right family meets her.
She had a small setback this week from a health perspective. We started seeing blood on our floors and realized that it was from Jasmine. It appeared that she was “in heat”, but she has recently been spayed. A quick trip to the vet revealed an infection that can occur after spay causing body fluids to build up and ooze out (sorry for the descriptionƺ). She is back on 10 days of antibiotics.
A synopsis of Jasmine:
For more information on Jasmine, contact your placement advisor and we would be happy to answer any questions you may have. In the meantime, enjoy the pictures of her “hiding” in the backyard.
Jasmine sends early spring greetings to her followers and especially to her sponsor family the Stangohrs-thank you for your sponsorship. RAGOM could not do all it does for these dogs without you.
This is just a short update for the lovely lady. Each day she blossoms into the creature she was meant to be simply by having a warm, safe, loving place to call home. Perhaps the biggest gain for Jasmine this past week is her new “spots” to hang out that aren’t tucked away in a corner. As you can see by the photos, she has progressed to the couch, especially if her humans are there. We are also finding her on the couch in our lower level when we get home from work! Unfortunately for our resident dog, Loosey, Jasmine has taken to a dog bed-Loosey’s dog bed!! Good thing we have plenty others and Loosey doesn’t mind sharing. It’s just so nice to have Jasmine out in the main area of the rooms. As always, which ever room you are in, she will be there to keep you company.
A follow up at the vet this past Tuesday gave Jasmine a clean bill of health and confirmation she is ready for her forever family. We know that it will take a little time for her to meet new people, but it is so worth the wait if you are willing to be patient. If you have that warm, safe loving place for Jasmine to call home, contact your placement advisor.
It’s week 4 with Jasmine. As we look back at all the baby steps she has taken in her transition to being a family dog vs. a breeding dog, she has made tremendous progress. Is she an outgoing, gregarious dog? No. She is a quiet, loving dog who is learning to trust. Yes. She still spends a lot of her time in “her spot”- an area behind our couch that she picked out when she first got to our home. She leaves her spot when:
We have been seeking opportunities to meet “new people”. She had her first trip to the pet store. It was a busy day and we weren’t sure if she would even go in the store. Jazz willingly walked right in! She was hesitant the first few minutes and stuck close, but soon started investigating. She eventually allowed people to approach her and with some instructions from us, allowed them to pet her back. She greeted other dogs without any problems. We’ve also invited people over to our house. She doesn’t greet them at the door, but will come when called and sneak a peek at the new people. One group was quite large and loud. She went up to our bedroom, but then snuck back down to check things out. She befriended one visitor who was calm and quiet with her. Once she did that, she stuck around but kept her distance. This is progress.
What is amazing is watching her with people she has learned to trust. Both our college boys came home for spring break. Jasmine hadn’t seen our oldest for two weeks but immediately greeted him at the door, tail wagging. She hung out with him all night. Other progress reports:
Baby steps are so rewarding. If your home can help her continue her journey to becoming the dog she deserves to be, please contact your placement advisor.
This is a midweek update for Miss Jasmine. She has had quite the week. First, she has sponsors!! We would like to thank the Stangohr Family for sponsoring her. Your kindness and generosity is greatly appreciated. If you were here, I know she would give you that hug we promised. As we mentioned earlier, she has had extra vet charges and sponsorships make it possible to ensure happy, healthy pups leave RAGOM. She’ll be one!
This takes us to our second reason for a midweek update, her surgery. Jazz went in Tuesday for her spay and extraction of her abscessed tooth (and her beauty mark by her eye removed). Because they did both procedures at the same time, she was under anesthesia for a longer time. Miss Jazz had a very rough night Tuesday. The anesthesia was not metabolizing out of her system and she began to be sick around midnight-vomiting nearly every 1 ½ hours. As soon as the vet opened at 7:00 we were on the phone. She received a half liter of fluids and an injection of medicine to stop the vomiting. Rest at home to let the anesthesia work its way out of her system.
By Thursday, she was able to eat a few bites, lap some water and get her pain pills down. By Friday, she was eating all her food, drinking and walking in the snow (no running after surgery!) Her eyes are bright and her hugs are plentiful. I’ve included a “before & after” picture- you can see she is well on her way to full recovery. She has a follow up the first week in March and will then be ready for her furever home. Is that you? Contact Placement if you are interested in Jasmine.
 Before vet |
 After vet |
Again, Thank You So Much Stanghor Family! Keep following me on my site.
Each day this past week you could see Jasmine relax and feel more confident in our home. She has only had two potty accidents. One, I must confess, was my fault for not paying attention to her eagerness which I now know means “let me out!” We have her baby gated in one part of our house while we are at work. She absolutely loves her pal Loosey, our resident dog, so having another large, calm dog will be a must for this great girl.
Jasmine has had a few encounters with new people, including some kids, ages 7 & 4. She was very curious about the new people. She cautiously greeted them at the door and took treats that were put on the floor by her, but not out of their hands. After a while with the younger kids, she did retreat to the lower level with foster dad. She met our college age boys last weekend and was delighted to see one of them come home again this weekend. She remembered him and loved spending time with him. Of course, he was just as excited to see her and they enjoyed some snuggle time on the bed last night.
She went for 3 walks and got better with each one. The first one, she only made it a half a block. The second was all the way around the block. Today we made it a half hour. She is still intrigued by all the new things in her world. She met another dog on the walk and totally ignored him even though he was very verbal. She was on a flat leash- didn’t pull, but lots of zig-zag walking. Not bad for the icy, watery walkways we encountered.
Jazz will need the following things in her forever home:
We’ll keep you posted after her surgery on Tuesday the 19th. This will be bigger than expected because she is having a tooth pulled at the same time. RAGOM does a fantastic job of ensuring proper veterinary care so the dogs that are adopted are as healthy as possible. We can’t do that without the generous support from donors like you. Please consider sponsoring Miss Jasmine. She’ll have a hug waiting for you.
