Bearon 08-172 [1]

Introducing Bearon! Bearon is a 1 year old (almost... his birthday is Friday, 4/4!) male, Golden Retriever mix. Bearon arrived at his foster home in Oakdale today after having a sleep over with another volunteer (thanks Michele!). He was surrendered to a shelter in southern MN by a family that had adopted him from that same shelter as a puppy. The family had quite a bit of land as I understand it... and no fence, the children in the family were continuously leaving the door open and Bearon would wander out and "run away". I must use the words "running away" loosely... because most dogs... especially untrained puppies would do just as Bearon had done if given the opportunity. That is how this wonderful guy found his way into the RAGOM family :-) Lucky Bearon! And Lucky foster family!

What a great guy!! Let me tell you what I know so far about this GEM of a dog. Bear is BEAUTIFUL... he is about 65 lbs, but looks bigger, he is tall and thin, but has a very fluffy coat and tail! Bear is 100% house trained, LOVES other dogs and is GREAT with the entire crew here.... our 2 GR (3 &1), resident yorkie, foster brother Max and the visiting pup Mo! Great with kids (lived with young children previously, and was great with overnight foster mom's grandchild!), very loving, happy, and social! Has a very charming and sweet personality! He knows the basics (sit, down, come) but will need obedience training to help him learn to be the best dog he can be. He pulls quite a bit on the leash, but is excellent with a Gentle Leader. He loves to ride in the car, and loves people! He is very much a puppy in a big body and will need regular exercise to take care of that puppy energy. He is not overly hyper at all... he just has a normal energy level for a 1 year old. Bearon is totally UTD on vaccines and has been neutered. He is just fine with free roam of the house, and is just all and all a wonderful dog to have around!

Bearon will no doubt not be in foster care long at all. So, if you are interested email: placementragom [dot] org 

I will keep you updated as we get to know this wonderful boy even better. Stay tuned :-)