Luke 11-348 [1]

Hello Ragom families!  I would like to introduce you to Luke 11-348.  Luke is a 3 1/2 year old PB Golden.  He is petite and very blonde by our house standards.  The resident golden is 110# and very red. Luke was surrendered by a loving family that just didn't know how to deal with a few of his idiosyncrasies.  His original bio indicated that he was terribly afraid of going down stairs, hoses, baths and having his nails trimmed, and that he has a tendency to pee when he is excited or frightened.

We just had Luke's vet appointment and he is UTD, HW Negative and generally a healthy 77#. 

I will say that we were looking forward to our house guest for a couple of weeks.  The resident golden, Bear, loves having a playmate that can match his energy.  The resident senior, Buddy, tolerates Luke just fine, and Luke learned right away which of the two was going to be a playmate.

Luke has only been with us a few days, but we have already learned a few things about him:
*Luke walks fine by himself with a flat collar.  I will be incorporating walks with multiple dogs in the next few days.
*Luke is willing to share his treats, toys and food.
*Luke did have a problem with excitement peeing, and he had to be carried down the stairs the first two days.  However, I am happy to report that Luke has gotten over that fear and is racing up and down the stairs on his own.  We will continue to watch the excitement peeing.
*Luke is very interested in critters, I have a fenced yard with a 3-4' fence and he respects that, but I think he would run if he weren't fenced or leashed.
*Luke is quite a talker, but does not bark excessively.
*Luke is a lover and when his tail wags his whole body shakes.
*Luke has had some obedience training.  He knows sit, down and off.
*Luke is happy to sleep the night through on the floor next to the bed.
*Luke has earned the run of the house with the other dogs and has not chewed anything or gotten into anything that he isn't supposed to.

I am sure that we will learn more as we go along, but Luke is a lover.  He has a lot of energy and will require a home that has a lot of attention for him.  He would like to have a playmate, but I think he would be fine alone if he gets enough exercise.