Ginger 09-330 [1]

Sponsored by: Carl and Mary Schroeder

Ginger is an 11 year old PB Golden. She was born December 1, 1998, so she is soon to be 12 years old. But do not let her age fool you! This gal is as chipper and playful as girls half her age! Ginger is spayed and is up-to-date on her rabies and distemper and on August 11, goes into the vet for the rest of her shots and an exam. She had bladder surgery in 2005 to remove stones and is currently on a medication for crystals in her urine, which she easily takes on a daily basis. Once she has seen the vet, she will be available for adoption!

Now that all that stuff is out of the way, let me share with you some info on this sweet girl. She came into RAGOM from Minnesota, where she was found running with tags - her owners were contacted but didn't want her back - something I find so hard to imagine because she is the biggest sweetheart I have ever seen! I picked her up from the shelter and she was initially very shy. I think however, her time in the shelter gave her some anxiety because she was on a farm the shelter uses, with 27 other dogs. Other dogs who could be very loud and obnoxious to a scared stray! She hopped right into my car and away we went back to North Dakota. The car ride was GREAT! She sat and looked out the windows, or laid down and slept. Not once did she whine, try to jump into other seats - she just sat down and enjoyed the scenery! As you can see in the picture above, she looked pretty pleased at the ride!

On Ginger's first night here, she was pretty low key and observant. She was in desperate need of some grooming, so I began combing her out and got an entire plastic grocery sack of fur out of her- and have gotten even more out in the days since. She has a beautiful tail and feathering on her legs. It appears that at one point she was shaved and it's starting to come back. I think she will be even more gorgeous once her entire honey colored coat fills in!

Ginger was an outdoor dog, but here she is an indoor girl. She has never had an accident in my home, which is pretty good considering both her age and her bladder issues. She has the opportunity to go outside several times a day, but really only seems to potty once a day. She doesn't really give you any signals of when she has to go, so we've been working on it with lots and lots of praise when she does potty outside. I think she's really getting the hang of it.

Ginger lives in a foster home with two boys who are 8 & 4, and can be VERY loud. She doesn't mind them at all. She lets them climb on her, sleep on her, jump over her - all the crazy behaviors you expect from kids. She doesn't mind at all. Ginger also shares residence with two cats (complete with claws). Her initial inspection of them was to sniff them up and down and walk away. One of the feistier cats took a swipe at her and she did nothing. I think a home with cats and kids would be fine for her.

Also residing at the foster home is a 7 month old Sheltie/Bichon puppy, who can be pretty rambunctious! He loves to play with her, and even got her to play back a few times. She play bows and wrestles around a bit before she decides that she's done. We first introduced them outside and she did fine. We recommend that she meets all dogs outside initially - friends came over with their lab and cocker and Ginger was a bit grumbly/growly at them but was wagging her tail the whole time. Once they were outside and had room to properly sniff each other, she did well. We're on Day 3 with Ginger and she and Toby are more and more buds every day. I think she would do really well in a home with other dogs and she has been a wonderful influence on our puppy!

If you think Ginger is the dog for you, just contact a Placement Coordinator and they will get you on track to meeting her. Also Ginger may be in the Twin Cities area in mid-August, so keep checking her bio for updates!!

Snuggling with my foster brother, Toby

First grooming at the foster home - and lots more to come!