Shane (Shiloh/Apache 03-278)
At a Glance #03-278
| Golden Retriever | Born: February 2003 |
| Male | Weight not specified |
Status: Deceased
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Monday, January 8, 2018
We want to share the news that Shane left us for the Bridge on 12/20/17. He was a few months shy of his 15th birthday.
Shane was such a huge part of our lives, joining us as a sad, scared, anxious, submissive 7 month old puppy foster. He’d been with us a few weeks when Placement contacted us that there was a family interested in him. Instead of feeling excited for him, I burst into tears and my husband said, “can’t he stay with us?” He had blossomed in those few weeks with us and had come to love his golden sister, Rosie. Once we got the Ok from RAGOM, Shane was officially ours. We decided to rename him Shane, after Alan Ladd’s character in the movie Shane. He lived up to the billing of the blonde hero with the golden fringe.
Shane lived a full adventurous life, including being a great RAGOM ambassador. He travelled a few times to Florida and got to swim and surf in the Atlantic, travelled to Milwaukee and swam in Lake Michigan, paddled around Lake Superior in Duluth and spent many hours watching the world go by in the back of our cars. When it was too hot in the summer to take him on errands, my husband would cool the car down and take him for a ride out in the country and back home, just so he could get his ride in the car for the weekend. He helped us brew beer, run a dog biscuit bakery and would hang out with me at the retirement community where I work. His favorite place was either at my feet or in my lap.
We know we were very blessed to have had Shane for such a long time. Aside from the Great Rug Consumption Crisis of ’11, Shane lived an incredibly healthy and long life. He suddenly developed seizures in October and diagnostics revealed suspected hemangiosarcoma on his spleen, and the seizures were likely from metastasis in his brain. We loved him and spoiled him in his final weeks knowing his time with us was limited. We sent him to the Bridge with an entire bottle of beer (he was very, very happy and a little drunk!) and a lot of love and tears.
Thank you to RAGOM for letting us adopt this sweet guy. He was beautiful, calm, quiet, loving and a complete joy. We will miss him always.
Friday, December 26, 2003
Hi Everybody!
Shiloh here. Wow! What a fun week I've had!! Santa was very good to me! Christmas was SO much fun! I got my own rawhide with knots, peanut butter cookies and I got to wear pretty bows in my hair! How fun!!
The one thing I didn't get on my Santa list was a forever home. I am kind of sad, but that's ok! My foster Mom said I wouldn't get a new home until '04, so I am just being patient. Besides, it's fun to hang out here!
I have been such a good boy this week. My foster family had lots of different people over, and I tried really hard to be brave with all the new faces. I did a little submissive sprinkle on my foster-Grandpa, but he understood. Once I got used to everybody, I was a good boy and sat nicely for pets and hugs and rubs! My foster Dad doesn't scare me anymore either! I even put my paws on his shoulders and give him big hugs and kisses! (Then he tells me to get down. Oh well, can't blame a guy for trying!) My foster Mom let me curl up in her lap in the chair while we all opened presents and we both enjoyed the cuddle. She is so nice to me, I really have a big crush on her!
My foster sister Rosie and I played a lot outside and it was so fun. I love rolling in the snow and jumping around. Rosie and I play a lot, even though sometimes we get a little rough. She's an old lady and isn't crazy about me chewing on her ears! But, we don't hurt each other.
I have become so brave that I don't even want to use my crate any more! I want to eat with Rosie and hang out with everybody. My foster family still asks me to sleep in it at night, and I have to be in it when no one is home, but that's ok. They give me toys to play with, so I don't mind. They know I am a good boy when I am out. I don't go in the trash, counter surf or chew on stuff I'm not supposed to. Ok, I do admit tearing up the catnip toy, but I was getting even with Samcat. He scares me a LOT. He hasn't hurt me, but his growl makes my skin crawl. I won't even go up the stairs when he's on them, not even with a coaxing and peanut butter cookie on the other end! NOPE!
Well, I have to go now. I have some more playing to do, and if I'm very lucky, someone might want to brush me! I hope so! I love getting brushed.. it's my favorite thing in the world!
See you all later! Shiloh.
Monday, December 15, 2003
Shiloh (old name Apache 03-278) has come back into foster care. He had been adopted in September, but wasn't a good fit in his new home. He's been with us since Sunday morning and have seen a couple of different sides of him.
Shiloh is a beautiful 10 month old male Golden. The photos don't do him justice. He's vanilla blond with Davy Crocket fringe on his legs and tail. He's velvety soft and has big hazel expressive eyes. He's going to be a complete heartbreaker! He's also a flirt. He's not overt in his desire to get LUV (capitol letters LUUUVV), but is very sweet about asking for a hug. First one paw, then another and the big LUUUVV me eyes. Hard to resist. He's also a big lap baby. He was curled up in my lap yesterday, sucking my thumb. He's got moves on Austin Powers! (He's also a big kisser!)
Shiloh does have some issues besides being too-good looking. He's very submissive and has some urination issues. He has been fine with me, but seems to think my husband is the BOSS and springs a leak every time he looks at Shiloh. We are working on helping him build up his confidence. When he's outside playing, his tail is up and he's smiling and full of puppy vinegar, very full of himself. Get him inside, he's the low dog and it's going to take him a while to realize life is good and now he gets to be king of the hill.
Shiloh is totally in love (or should I say LUV) with our Golden, Rosie. She too, is a submissive girl and we lived with her submissive peeing for a while 'til she found her confidence. They are a great pair. (She says not ironically!) I don't think Shiloh would do well in a home with a dominant dog. He needs another submissive dog to help him learn confidence. He is fine with the cats, even the one that hissed at him. (he hunkered down and hid behind me. All that for a 14 pound hairy box of rocks.) He is fine with kids, especially if they've been coached not to come on gangbusters with him. My stepsons are 12 and 10, and were very low key and quiet with him, and he loved every minute of it.
I would be concerned about Shiloh going to a home with a lot of noise and commotion. He really needs quiet reassurance and love, and no one to fight for dominance. He doesn't fight over toys and readily gives them up. I was letting him win tug of war yesterday which he really seemed to enjoy! He sits nicely for treats and comes when called or "kissed" (We use a kiss sound to get our pet's attention and he really likes that...might be a good idea to try clicker training on him some day!)
He seems fairly bright when he's calm. Not so bright when he's scared, but that's understandable. He got his tail hung up in this red slinky type garland on our Christmas tree and I was expecting the whole 9' tree to come down, for as excited as he got. We saved him, the tree, the ornaments, the cat who was caught in the middle and put the garland out of it's misery. He also whacked himself in the "naughty bits" when the bush he was peeing on kicked back. I didn't know dogs could fly. Maybe Santa could use him next week!!!
Well..we'll keep an eye on him for the next few days. I'd like to get him a little settled before looking for his new forever home. Think about this guy and wonder if he might be the one for you. He's a total diamond in the not-so-rough. He also let me do this indignity of putting a Santa hat on his head. Besides wanting to eat the hat, he was quite good about wearing it. I think I'll go try and get a picture. He's too cute for words. Now if we could just shut off the water works he'd be the cat's pajamas! More later!
PS...Shiloh here...I want to add that Frosty Paws are my new favorite treat. I would like a forever home that will give me Frosty Paws when I am a good boy.
PSS...Shiloh again...Between you and me...the Santa hat is going down.
Monday, September 1, 2003
Apache is a 7 month old blond male that comes to us from the Southwestern Missouri Humane Society. He is 47 lbs and has been neutered. He is a sweetheart, and like many Ragom pups, he is a Velcro dog. Apache loves people and wants attention more than just about anything. When he wants to be petted he will place first one paw, then the other paw, and then his entire upper body in your lap. If you let him, he will climb on the couch and snuggle with you. He also likes playing fetch, and with his lanky body and long tail is gorgeous to watch run.
He was probably abused in his past life, as he hunkers down if you seem the least bit upset with him, and when he was accidentally hit by a kong bouncing off the garage, it took him a day to play fetch again. With reassurance that he is safe and loved, no matter what he does, I think Apache will continue to bloom into a loving, outgoing dog.
He has been tested by both my cats and passed wonderfully. One of them is daring and will walk right by him, watching to make sure he isn't too interested. Apache followed for a little why but didn't take any other action. My other cat doesn't really like new dogs, so she hisses to make them go away. Apache picked up on the clue and backed away. Apache does have some issues with other dogs, but nothing too extreme. Basically, he doesn't like other dog taking his things when he is using them, and he doesn't like to be challenged by another dog. In both of these circumstances he and my dog, Pero, have tussled. No one was injured and they were pretty easy to separate. Apache let Pero know not to do that, and Pero accepted the lesson. They get along fine 99.5% of the time, and I leave them home alone together without incident. They do not play together, but they don't mind being with each other. Apache does like other dogs, and was very interested in numerous goldens at the Ragom meeting.
Apache will occasionally growl while eating, at nothing in particular it seems, but he may be letting my dog know not to even think about stealing his food. They are fed together in the kitchen, about 4 feet apart, and when Apache has growled Pero was contentedly eating his own, and Apache was looking at the wall or water dish. I can take his food, toys, and treats (if I can pry them out of his mouth) away, without problem and he will let me handle his ears, paws, teeth, and tail.
Apache went to the vet and the groomer without any problems. He rides in the car, actually content to stay in the backseat without restraint. He mostly sleeps while back there. He will stick his head out the window if you let him, even when the car was going 45-50mph. This made me nervous, so he was encouraged to pull his head in with a tug on the leash.
Apache likes going for walks, although he can be a little nervous in new situations. If he sees unexpected movement, such as people in their yard or squirrels, he will stand still and needs to be encouraged to keep going, although this is lessening as he gets used to it. I have been using a gentle leader on him, and while he does occasionally fight it, he is learning to accept it.
Apache does not like to be separated from you and will bark if you leave him in a room alone. When I go to work I have been leaving him behind baby gates with mixed reviews. Two of the three days he escaped by pulling the baby gates down, and the third day the gate was tighter and he couldn't escape. When he did get loose, he was fine, didn't destroy anything and didn't have any accidents that I am aware of. He was alone both times for about 9 hours. Based on this you would think he was housetrained, and he is mostly. He doesn't pee in the house, despite drinking lots of water, but he has tried to poop a couple of times both when we were home. We are working on interpreting his signals better and convincing him to go when he is outside.
Overall Apache is a wonderful guy looking for someone who will love him and convince him the world is a wonderful place. If this could be you, let Ragom know.