Jake 08-443 [1]

Sponsored by: Michael & Robyn L.

VIDEO: Jake, Unchained [2] from DevonTT [3] on Vimeo [4].

Please welcome Jake to the RAGOM family!

He arrived safely at my home last night and is settling in nicely. He is 8 year old, 50 lbs and is a Golden Lab mix. The first 8 years of his life stunk. He was chained up outside all the time. As a result, he literally grew into his chain/collar.

Yes, it had to be surgically removed from his neck L A wonderful Good Samaritan rescued him and gave him to a rescue organization called Dogs Deserve Better. Their mission is to rescue dogs that are forever chained up outside. They paid for his large vet bill and contacted RAGOM for a foster home. Jake will always be forever grateful to his Good Samaritan, Dogs Deserve Better and RAGOM for giving him a second chance at a great life!

His neck wound is healing up nicely. He has stitches all the way around his neck, which will come out later this week. It kind of looks like he had a head transplant! He is getting along good with my two resident dogs. He’s currently tethered to me at all times---he is not potty trained, so this will hopefully quicken up the training process. We also use a leash outside to go potty. He does not have good recall yet, so will not come when called. We’ll be working on that. More to come as I get to know him.

P.S. Here is a picture, but he’s camera shy so it’s hard to get him to look.