We are pleased to announce our newest foster, Piper. Piper was found wandering the streets with a collar but no tags and was sent to the pound. After a few weeks at the pound no one adopted Piper, so RAGOM to the rescue! The vet estimates Piper to be approximately one year old, very petite at 48lbs and in excellent health. As I write this update, Piper is at the vet for her spay appointment.

After a week with Piper, we know that she is (probably) a pure bred golden and part amphibian- this girl loves the water! Give her a tennis ball to fetch while swimming and she is in doggie heaven. Fetching tennis balls are her passion, she is not really into stuffed babies. Piper is housetrained- not a single accident in the house but we have yet to learn her signal to go out as Piper and our resident, Maggie are let out every few hours during the day. Piper gets along amazingly well with with our very submissive resident dog, Maggie and seems to do well with our neighbor's cat- she didn't try to chase the cat, just sniff her out a little. Birds are another story- when Piper saw a duck, she took off running (maybe she is a hunter at heart)? We have observed Piper with a large number of kids (neighbors daycare) and she does well; as usual, she is just trying to get one of them to throw her tennis ball.

Piper is such a snuggler! Whether you are on the couch or in bed, she wants to be right there getting in on lots of love. We ALL have enjoyed having Piper this last week, I can't imagine why her previous owners didn't keep a better eye on her- she is VERY well behaved. The only thing we have noticed is if she thinks you are mad at her, she will cower and piddle on the floor (submissive peeing). With a little reassurance, she is fine again.

That's all for now. We will update again soon!