Original Bio:
Welcome to RAGOM, Louie 15-232! Louie was lovingly surrendered by a family that felt that he needed more exercise than they could provide. We know that this was a very difficult decision for them, and we promise to find him the perfect forever home that is dedicated to giving him a lot of exercise through walks and play time!
Louie is a 20 month old PB Golden Retriever. He is neutered, up to date on vaccinations, and heartworm and fecal negative. He is very healthy except for a lick granuloma (with a hot spot around it) that he has on his right rear knee. We have had to keep him in an e-collar so he won't lick it. I've given him breaks from the e-collar when we go on walks and when we are just hanging out, but he still wants to lick at it most of the time, so we are having to keep him in the "cone of shame" until it heals. Luckily, Louie doesn't mind wearing the e-collar, and he doesn't let it slow him down when he's running around with it on in the yard. We are hoping the lick granuloma will start to heal now that he's not able to lick at it. They can be caused by a wound that he just kept licking until the skin was moist and irritated, or he could be licking at it due to stress. It is something that will need to be monitored to make sure he's not licking at it once he stops wearing the e-collar, but it isn't anything major and it will likely clear up once we get the licking cycle stopped.
Louie was raised with children and has done great with my 11 year old daughter. He would do fine in a home with any aged children. He is a tall dog, so he may unintentionally knock down little kids, but he seems to be pretty gentle and aware of his surroundings. The first few days he did show some interest in my cats, but now he mostly ignores them. He has played very well with my two resident Goldens, and he is learning how to share toys and people's attention. He was an only dog in his prior home, so he does not require another dog in his forever home. Louie does know several commands and he walks nicely on a leash using a Gentle Leader. During the week, we take 2 walks per day plus play time in the yard. On weekends, we either take 2 really long walks or 3 regular length walks plus playtime in the yard, and he loves all of the exercise! He especially loves playing fetch and going for walks in the state parks. Louie is a very well behaved dog and isn't really high energy, which is nice in a 2 year old dog! He does love his walks and exercise, but he's not relentless about getting exercise.
Louie is crated during the work day and has done well. He did have 1 accident in the house one night when I left him with free roam, so now we are gating him in the bedroom to sleep and he's done fine. No other accidents, so after he gets to know the home and routine, I would say he's housebroken. Louie rides really nicely in the car and he loves going for rides! Louie is used to having a fenced in yard, although I think he would do fine without a fence as long as he was given plenty of exercise. He would need to use a tieout or trailing long line currently as his recall isn't 100%, but with training he could be allowed to be off of a tieout and trusted to stay in the yard. Louie would love to go to the dog park to run and play safely!
Here is what Louie is looking for in a forever home:
- A family to give him a lot of exercise every day!
- A fenced yard isn't necessary, but he would like to be able to play fetch somewhere where he is safely contained!
- Another dog isn't needed, although he would like to have play dates occasionally!
- A family that will love him as much as he has already experienced throughout his entire life!
- Toys... lots of toys!
As you can tell, this boy is pretty much perfect and will make an excellent family member for almost any of our approved families! If you are interested in Louie, please contact your placement advisor today!
