From Hope's forever family...
I'm sure many people may be wondering where sweet little Hope with the pink cast on her hind leg landed. My husband and I were lucky enough to win the approval of her foster family and bring her to central Iowa. She is growing like a weed (47 pounds) and her leg is as strong and normal as ever. Even on the ice we have received thus far, she has had no problems getting around.
Hope was greeted by her big sister Shiloh, who we adopted in December of 2007. Shiloh spent the first 5.5 years of her life in a puppy mill in Arkansas. Once turned over from there she went to an auction in Oklahoma and was then sent to RAGOM. A wonderful foster family took her in and showed her the ropes to being a normal golden. When we adopted Shiloh, we had a resident golden role model who we sadly had to put down in September due to cancer. We decided it was in Shiloh's best interest to have a second dog in the house and who doesn't want a home filled with goldens? Hope and Shiloh are like 2 peas in a pod. They play all day long, love walking twice a day (except when it was 50 below last week) and are spoiled rotten on an hourly basis. They are living the true golden life.
When Shiloh first arrived, she was terribly afraid of my husband. She was afraid of door ways, was timid, and just not sure of herself. She has fully blossomed and loves all people, male and female. She is out of her shell and loving life to the fullest. She and Hope are inseparable. I have included pictures from Christmas morning.
The real winners in these adoptions were my husband and me. They bring us more joy and smiles than we could ever hope for. Thank you RAGOM for all you do for these wonderful dogs, and we can't thank the foster families enough who believed in us and gave us the opportunity to raise two beautiful girls. I can guarantee they will continue to know nothing but love and fun from this day forth.
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Finding a comfortable sleeping position sure is tough!
