He is one super guy. He loves everyone. He is great with kids, adults, and the dogs he saw while at the Vet's office. He will chase cat's though (sooooo, he's a dog, right?). I don't know what he would do if he caught one. Probably get his nose boxed. He bonds to people very quickly and follows me around like a shadow. When not doing that he either lays down by me or wants to play toss the ball. Did I mention he is a retrieving fanatic? (Well he's a Golden Retriever, enough said.) He loves to swim. He was a little leery at first and had a awkward water entry, then sat down in the lake. I guess he thought he was in a back yard wading pool. He is now swimming all over with the rest of the mob and having a ball. He so loves his walks in the morning. He is jumping at the door with the rest of clan when I get up in the AM. Which I am glad to see as he and my Male Golden didn't hit off at first. Both are dominant males (alphas). He has been here for 7 days now and things have started to settled down. They now tolerate one another. He does well with my crabby 14 year old Springer. She laid down the rules when he first arrived and all is well now. We don't bother me while I am sleeping or eating, and no butt sniffing. Cole being the gentleman he is, now shows her the respect she deserves. Cole has no resource guarding except for one thing. His ball or anything he is retrieving. It is only with other dogs that he is this way. He is fine with people. He is well mannered, but does need obedience training, and we are working on that. Did I mention surfing? He likes to surf the counter or table if his ball is there. 
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Hi. I am writing to let you know that our RAGOM dog Cole crossed the Rainbow Bridge this morning due to having Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia. AIHA is the worst disease EVER! He was a strong, and healthy dog and somehow his own body turned on him. I feel so wronged. I keep wondering if it was because I Frontlined him or what caused it. There were only a few small signs that something was changing like he stopped snarfing his food, and chose to graze on it instead. He quit jumping off our deck (6 ft. drop) to fetch his ball and instead took the stairs. He was 7 and his face had turned white. We thought he finally was beginning to turn to a senior dog. Then he started panting sometimes when it didn't seem like he needed to, and it was odd. He was still acting completely normal. We made an appointment for the following week since it was a Friday and we were out of town camping with him. By Sunday night we had to carry him into the vet. He never really responded to the drugs. I feel so horrible for not knowing something so grave was happening to him. We got Cole in August of 2011. He was 2 when we adopted him, and we had him almost exactly 5 years. I was looking forward to his golden years approaching. Please post a picture of him on the Rainbow Bridge. He was a pain sometimes, but we loved him. He was a happy dog. The first two pictures were taken while we were camping this past weekend (he was dying inside, but happy on the outside). He would park himself under the deck of the cabin where he could see everyone fishing, playing, etc. He never needed to be tied up. He wouldn't leave our sides. The picture of him fetching the frisbee was a couple of years ago. He was a crazy fetcher. Everyone loved to throw things for him. His skills were impressive. The last picture was taken after he participated in the dog show at our county fair with our three boys. Thank you for giving Cole to us.
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