Bailey (Pallas 11-436) [1]

From Dennis and Joanne

My name is Pallas and I am new to the RAGOM family as of Sunday January 15, 2012. I made a VERY long trip to the Twin Cities from Altus, Oklahoma where I had been staying in a shelter. My "time was up" and I was going to be euthanized when RAGOM stepped in to save my life! I am so VERY thankful!!!

Let me tell you a little about me. I am a Golden Retriever mix. People tell me I look either 1/2 chocolate lab, or maybe Chesapeake Bay Retriever if you look deep into my eyes. I have a really cool look about me. The shelter listed me at about 2 years old, but the vet thinks I am barely over 1 year old since my teeth still have some of that milky white to them and are so clean and shiney. Check out a side picture of me.

RAGOM does not have any information on my background, so they don't know if I lived with kids, other dogs, cats or what. I am very comfortable in a house, so FM is sure I was an inside dog.

I am a SUPER playful girl with other dogs and have LOVED all of the dogs I have met in my foster home and some new friends that come to visit. You can see me here in action right after I arrived in town. http://photobucket.com/pallas11-436 [2] The pup I am playing with here is 4 1/2 months old. I was really good with her. I love to run and chase in the yard too and will playbow and engage every dog here.

Not only do I love other dogs, I totally love humans! After spending time in that shelter, I am so happy to be in a house and have people to pet me and talk to me. FM thinks I am trying to make up for lost time right now as I want to be by her all the time if I am not playing with the others. She says I have the Golden Retriever nudge down pat...and then some!

I have been eating my meals right alongside of my foster-sisters and have no issues. I don't even try to get in their bowls when I finish first. We can all drink water at the same time too and take treats very nicely. FM has not seen any resource guarding (toys or food) with me. I haven't picked up anything that is not "dog approved" and FM leaves shoes lying around just to test us! I'm just a loveable, playful gal who is thankful to be where I am right now and am showing my gratitude!

I am TOTALLY crate trained to and do not make a peep when I am in there, even when FM comes to let me out after work. I just sit patiently and thump my tail a bit so she doesn't forget about me because I don't bark in there. As for barking outside, FM finally heard me bark when I got startled when the neighbor dropped a bunch of really heavy stuff in the trash. It was dark out, so that didn't help. I did continue to give little short under-the-breath "woofs" to make sure the neighbor knew I was watching him. Over the last couple of nights, I am getting more used to being outside at night with my foster-sisters. They just run around playing so I guess there's nothing to be afraid of.

When I got here, I was afraid of going down a full flight of stairs. FM thinks maybe I did not have a basement where I lived. But my foster-sisters taught me how to do them the second night I was here. By the third night, I was a pro at them. It's kind fun just to race up and down them too!

Some things that I need work on are learning not to jump up to get attention and to not counter surf. FM says I am making really good progress on both of these this week. I am so FOOD motivated, that training me should be easy, because I really want to please people too.

As for the pertinent medical information, here are the stats.

• Age: Just over 1 year old
• Weight: 64 pounds (very healthy weight)
• Coat: Short, thick and soft. More brown on face and retriever red tones on body
• Update-to-date on all vaccinations
• Well dog check: Very good health.
• Heartworm Negative
• On Frontline for fleas and ticks
• I am microchipped
• Fecal results showed I have Giardia so I am currently on meds for that and will be finished with those Saturday, then will need a recheck in another week.
• I am not spayed yet, so that needs to be completed before I can be adopted.

So if you are looking for a young healthy super playful gal to add to your life that will love you unconditionally, let your placement advisor know. I would really be beneficial in helping another dog burn off that winter energy!

Pallas

Pallas will be at C&D's Highland Park this weekend Saturday (1/21) from 11:00-12:30 and Sunday (1/22) will be at Burnsville Petco 12:30-1:00