Murphy (Goldie 10-311) [1]

Sponsored by:~ From Maggie in fond memory of my goofy Riley ~

Hello everyone! Allow me to introduce Goldie! He is an 8 ½ year old male neutered Golden Retriever that hails from Iowa. He is being fostered in Burnsville, MN.

Goldie was originally purchased at a flea market and has had one owner up until now. Sadly, he was no longer wanted. He was going to be euthanized but his vet wisely called up an acquaintance that has ties to RAGOM and presto! Goldie is now in a foster home getting all loved up! RAGOM is amazing.

From what I can tell, Goldie spent most, if not all of his life, in an outdoor kennel. He was only let out occasionally to run. His former owner did not know if Goldie enjoyed toys or if he was afraid of anything. Despite the fact that he is 8 ½ years old, he has not been taught any obedience, is not housetrained, does not know how to walk on a leash, and doesn’t respond to his name or whistling. That’s okay, however, because his foster mom (FM) and foster dad (FD) are going to get started on teaching him these things right away. Goldie is food motivated and that will make training him easier.

The first order of things is to see what can be done about his bad leg. Goldie’s right rear leg has an old knee injury (possibly to his cruciate ligament) that has become arthritic. He had x-rays taken this weekend and we are waiting for the surgeon to take a look at them. He is now on pain meds to make him more comfortable.

Due to his knee injury, he doesn’t navigate stairs well. I’m glad we have, basically, a one level house. There are only 2 small stairs to get to the lawn in the back yard.

Goldie thinks our cat is fascinating but only sniffs him. He’s very respectful in that manner and also gets along well with our 2 girl dogs (also RAGOM rescues). He is a sweet gentleman. He is reddish in color and has the classic big Golden Retriever head. His fur is super soft like a teddy bear. It almost reminds me of puppy fur.

Well, we still have much to learn about our new friend as he has only been with us for less than 24 hours. We’ll write more in a few days.