Oliver James 14-360

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In addition to LOVE this dog has the following requirements:Entered Foster CareFenceKid FriendlyAnother DogCat Friendly 11/18/2014not required yes yes yes This is the most recent information available; however, it may change as we learn more about the dog.

Oliver James was surrendered to RAGOM by a loving family due to the allergies of a 3 month old child.  It was very obvious that he had been well cared for and loved for the first seven years of his life and that the decision to surrender him was a difficult one.

Oliver was a great traveller on the transport to his foster home and is generally a very happy, quiet dog.  He met the resident golden easily and the playing soon ensued.  Oliver seems interested in the resident cat, but not overly so.

Oliver is fully house trained, likes to chew on bones and tennis balls, but hasn't chewed on anything inappropriate.  He was a hit at the vet for his RAGOM checkup.  He is at a good weight of 75 pounds and although his records indicate hip displasia, the vet didn't see any signs and recommended no treatment.

As I said, he is a very respectful houseguest.  He likes to roll in the snow, play fetch for a few minutes a day and get some attention regularly.  If those needs are met he is willing to nap at your feet.  Whenever I address him by name he gets a big smile on his face so I have taken to calling him smiley pants.

 

At a Glance #14-360

Golden Retriever Born: July 2007
Male 75 lbs

Status: Deceased

Profile

In addition to LOVE this dog has the following requirements:Entered Foster CareFenceKid FriendlyAnother DogCat Friendly 11/18/2014not required yes yes yes This is the most recent information available; however, it may change as we learn more about the dog.

Oliver James was surrendered to RAGOM by a loving family due to the allergies of a 3 month old child.  It was very obvious that he had been well cared for and loved for the first seven years of his life and that the decision to surrender him was a difficult one.

Oliver was a great traveller on the transport to his foster home and is generally a very happy, quiet dog.  He met the resident golden easily and the playing soon ensued.  Oliver seems interested in the resident cat, but not overly so.

Oliver is fully house trained, likes to chew on bones and tennis balls, but hasn't chewed on anything inappropriate.  He was a hit at the vet for his RAGOM checkup.  He is at a good weight of 75 pounds and although his records indicate hip displasia, the vet didn't see any signs and recommended no treatment.

As I said, he is a very respectful houseguest.  He likes to roll in the snow, play fetch for a few minutes a day and get some attention regularly.  If those needs are met he is willing to nap at your feet.  Whenever I address him by name he gets a big smile on his face so I have taken to calling him smiley pants.

 

Updates

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Oliver is a very smart, happy and well behaved dog.  He is doing his best to take the place of Bear who we lost to cancer a year ago.  He is getting along really well with resident Sasha.  And he is doing a great job acting as host for RAGOM fosters Moose 15-014 and Taffy 15-015. Oliver loves dinner time and treats.  He will come in the house and sit by the food dishes until I fill them.  He has also decided that he very much likes popcorn. (3 photos of Oliver and Sasha and one photo of Oliver and Taffy.)

Sunday, November 30, 2014

Oliver has been with us for a little over a week, but it didn't take that long to realize that he was going to be the newest member of the family.  It was this time last year that I had to put my own 7 year old golden down due to cancer.  Oliver's presence seems to make that void easier to tolerate.

He is very calm, minds well and gets along with the other pets in the household; a 4 year old female golden and a sassy 3 year old tabby cat.