Zeek 10-195
At a Glance #10-195
| Golden Retriever | Born: October 2007 |
| Male | 79 lbs |
Status: Adopted
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Saturday, November 4, 2017
Zeek has found a terrific forever home! He will be living on a lake with lots of ducks and squirrels to watch. His adoptive family is so excited to add a new dog to their family!
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Zeek is doing really, really well in my home! One of the of the joys of fostering is seeing the foster dog's personality "blossom" after they have been with you for awhile! Zeek has been doing really well. He has a clean bill of health from the RAGOM vet. Working on wait, stay and leave it has meant that there have been no additional counter surfing incidents! I would probably not leave a pack of bacon on the counter unattended, but he has not gotten into things he shouldn't since his first couple of days here! We now see "smiles", tail wags, invitations to play with balls and even "zoomies"! Zeek is also a very gentle dog - does not jump on people, does well waiting when asked, takes treats very gently, does well on a tie out, has great recall.
Fostering Zeek has also presented a couple of challenges as well. Zeek has some separation anxiety. He takes medication to help calm this fear. I am working with him so he learns his people will always be returning. When he first arrived his anxiety resulted in a great deal of distress for Zeek and for FM. For that reason, Zeek needs a home with somebody home most of the time (work at home, take him to work, reitred). Zeek needs to have people around. We are working on solving this anxiety with crate training. Zeek is learning the crate is a safe place. Working on longer and longer times by himself The goal is that Zeek can be left safely at home in the near future. Like many dogs with separation anxiety, Zeek is just fine being left in a car. Because the weather has been nice lately he has been going with me to lots of places.
Zeek is not stressed by thunderstorms. The other day, the smoke alarm went off. That scared him a lot.
I am seeing signs that Zeek may be uncomfortable around some dogs. He has been through a lot of drastic change moving from his home as a mature gentleman dog. Even though he lived with another dog in his previous home, I would like Zeek's future family to give him all their attention as an only dog.
If you are looking for an excellent companion and a dog that really likes his people without being overly demanding in his time or energy, Zeek is the dog for you!
When you want the most comfortable place in the house, just go where the senior Golden is!
Friday, September 22, 2017
Hi, RAGOM-land! My name is Zeek, and I am currently in a foster home in Bovey, MN.
I am a very handsome, 10-year-old purebred Golden Retriever with a light red easy-care coat and a tall, slim body in excellent health. I LOVE to be with my people, go for walks, help you clean up any extra food in the kitchen, go for car rides, and play ball, and I am a champion at hanging out and doing whatever you want to do! Foster Mom says senior Goldens are the best Goldens!
I was adopted from RAGOM in 2010, and my adoptive family took really good care of me! Unfortunately, I was too food-motivated, and there was a toddler in my family, so there was lots of yummy human food within my reach, which I thought was meant for me. (Wouldn't you?!) One day, I reached for a cracker in the toddler's hand, but in my excitement, I took his hand into my mouth as well. Though I never meant to hurt a soul, and there was no puncture or bruising on the child, my family realized that their home wasn't the best environment for me and tearfully surrendered me back to RAGOM. Because of my extreme interest in food, I should go to a home with older kids.
There are a couple of behavior issues that Foster Mom is working with me on. I have separation anxiety. I take medication for this, and we are working on getting longer and longer times with me alone in my room. I also like to help myself with yummy food on the counter when no one is looking.
I walk well on a leash, respect baby gates, have free roam of the house without getting into inappropriate things, and do fine on a tie-out. I know some basic obedience, and Foster Mom is working on "give" and "stay" and "wait." I am a great dog alarm when someone comes to the house. Foster Mom likes this, living way out in the country.
Don't pass me up just because I am a senior dog! My separation anxiety makes me a bit of a project, but sometimes being a bit of a project is part of being a rescue dog.
