This beautiful Christmas Rose is a 6 year old pure-bred registered Golden Retriever who is light gold in color. She weighs 65 pounds which is a good weight for her. Rose was returned to her breeder because she ran right through her previous owner's invisible fence and would then get out onto a busy highway. For her protection, her new foster mom will only place her in a home with a physical fence.
Rose was born on 12/20/98 and has a very distinguished pedigree. Unfortunately, she does not appear to have received any training so far in her life. Rose was under the impression that proper leash etiquette includes trying to wrap the leash around my legs very quickly, including any post within ½ a mile. The Gentle Leader put a very large cramp in her style, very quickly. We will be continuing daily practice on my version of correct leash etiquette. Since I also dislike being laughed at when I speak, Rose will also be learning the meaning of "sit".
Now that we have all the negatives out of the way, Rose is a beautiful, loving sweet, intelligent, Golden Girl. I expect her to be easy to train because she is treat motivated and is very eager to please. She is house-trained and loves toys. She has discovered that if she does it just right, she can have a ball in her mouth and play with a stuffed animal at the same time. Because she holds the tennis balls in the back of her mouth, she hasn't yet figured out how to put more than one in her mouth at a time. But, I expect that she will continue to try, she gathers all the balls together and keeps trying to break the world record for most tennis balls in the mouth at one time. I have put away all but 4 of the tennis balls to limit her frustration!
Rose is energetic and will benefit greatly from regular exercise and participation in obedience classes. My impression after only knowing her for 3 days is that she would prefer to be an only fur-child. However, she does love to play and does get along very well with both her foster sisters, who are more submissive and allow her to hoard their toys.
Rose went to the vet today and is now UTD on shots, has had her heartworm test, and is Microchipped. She has scheduled her girly girl surgery on Monday. Following her surgery, she will be ready for her forever home. This girl is worth a little bit of time so you can teach her to be your perfect best friend. If you would like to meet a Christmas Rose, send an email to placement
ragom [dot] org today. She is just too special to be available for very long.
| Breed not specified | Born: March 2001 |
| Female | Weight not specified |
Status: Deceased
This beautiful Christmas Rose is a 6 year old pure-bred registered Golden Retriever who is light gold in color. She weighs 65 pounds which is a good weight for her. Rose was returned to her breeder because she ran right through her previous owner's invisible fence and would then get out onto a busy highway. For her protection, her new foster mom will only place her in a home with a physical fence.
Rose was born on 12/20/98 and has a very distinguished pedigree. Unfortunately, she does not appear to have received any training so far in her life. Rose was under the impression that proper leash etiquette includes trying to wrap the leash around my legs very quickly, including any post within ½ a mile. The Gentle Leader put a very large cramp in her style, very quickly. We will be continuing daily practice on my version of correct leash etiquette. Since I also dislike being laughed at when I speak, Rose will also be learning the meaning of "sit".
Now that we have all the negatives out of the way, Rose is a beautiful, loving sweet, intelligent, Golden Girl. I expect her to be easy to train because she is treat motivated and is very eager to please. She is house-trained and loves toys. She has discovered that if she does it just right, she can have a ball in her mouth and play with a stuffed animal at the same time. Because she holds the tennis balls in the back of her mouth, she hasn't yet figured out how to put more than one in her mouth at a time. But, I expect that she will continue to try, she gathers all the balls together and keeps trying to break the world record for most tennis balls in the mouth at one time. I have put away all but 4 of the tennis balls to limit her frustration!
Rose is energetic and will benefit greatly from regular exercise and participation in obedience classes. My impression after only knowing her for 3 days is that she would prefer to be an only fur-child. However, she does love to play and does get along very well with both her foster sisters, who are more submissive and allow her to hoard their toys.
Rose went to the vet today and is now UTD on shots, has had her heartworm test, and is Microchipped. She has scheduled her girly girl surgery on Monday. Following her surgery, she will be ready for her forever home. This girl is worth a little bit of time so you can teach her to be your perfect best friend. If you would like to meet a Christmas Rose, send an email to placementragom [dot] org today. She is just too special to be available for very long.
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It was with great sadness that we said good-bye to our beautiful girl Rose yesterday (March 5). We became Rose's forever home when she was six years old and have been so blessed to have had her for the past nine years. Rose was such a gentle soul and loving friend. She was all the good stuff. We loved her and will miss her beyond measure.
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Hi:
We wanted to wish everyone at RAGOM a Happy New Year and give you an update on Rose. She continues to do very well, and is such a sweet, loving girl! We're thankful everyday that she's part of our family. She has been really healthy, and continues to do well on her thyroid medicine. Her coat is thick and beautiful, she's playful, and loves to take walks and especially rides in the car. I've attached a picture. Rose often digs her nose into the snow. She also rolls around on her back in it. Maybe her way of making a snow angel?? In any event, she's our little angel. Best wishes to all of you and your furry friends and a very Happy New Year!
Hello Friends at Ragom:
One of the highlights of 2005 was having Rose join our family. She is happy, quite settled, and continues to do well. Rose became more secure as time progressed and only expects us to hold one of her paws 50% of the time now, instead of 100% (Ha! Ha!). She does love attention and we love giving it to her. We love her dearly.
Attached are a couple updated pictures of Rose. Tennis balls are definitely her favorite toy and she got a bunch of new ones for Christmas. She also received a rope toy from one of her aunts (picture 2) that she likes to play with.
We wish you all (human and furry) a very healthy, Happy New Year!
Rose has had a full recovery after not feeling well a couple of weeks ago. We are happy to report that she now has a good appetite and much energy. She has been enjoying walks around her new neighborhood. She also has been the perfect hostess when we have friends and family over, and melts the heart of everyone who meets her. She is a gentle, loving soul and we are so happy and grateful that she is part of our lives. A huge thank you to all the RAGOM volunteers, especially Linda M., who looked out for Rose until she found her way to us.
