Mirra 08-194 [1]

Sponsored by: Kent & Patti R 

Mirra is a 60 lb., one year old sweet Golden Retriever/Yellow Lab mix with a bad haircut from the shelter due to her being a matted muddy mess when she came in. They said she looked much more like a Golden before they shaved her, so I am anxious to see her new coat come in. This is a dog who really wants to please.

Mirra is spayed and up to date on her shots. She tested negative for Heartworm, so we have started her on Interceptor heartworm preventative and Frontline Plus to prevent fleas and ticks. She is crate trained, appears to be house trained (has not had one single accident!), does basic commands and has no problems with resource guarding. She loves to go for car rides and jumps right in and looks at us as if to say, “Let’s go!”

Mirra does fine with other dogs and has ignored our cat. She does not show any aggression towards children, but I think she would do best in a house without little children simply due to the fact that she could knock them over in her exuberance! She loves to play with her toys; her favorite is a stuffed cupcake that was given as a gift from our daughter Brooke, who is also a foster for RAGOM.

Since Mirra came to RAGOM as a stray from a shelter, not much is known about her history. We think she may have spent a fair amount of time tied up outside because she was unfamiliar with things such as doorways and stairs, but she is a quick learner and with a little encouragement (and a lot of treats!) she mastered both within 24 hours of arrival here at our home in Pleasant Hill, Iowa (Des Moines area).

Mirra walks ok on a leash, once she gets that first out the door run through the grass to smell who came into her yard overnight! We are walking her with a Gentle Leader to teach her that pulling is not pleasant. I think she would do great with going to obedience classes with her forever family, she so wants to please and she does have some walking manners to work on.