Sami 08-139 [1]

Sponsored by: Carl and Mary S.

Sami made the long trek from Jewell IA on March 9. I picked him up on the third leg on his journey in Albert Lea, MN. After taking care of some ‘business’ he willingly got into the back seat of my car for the ride to his new foster home. Sami did a great job on his trip to my house. He rides in a car better that any foster I have had to date. He sits nicely looking out the window enjoying the scenery.

Not much is know about Sami’s history. Not even his age. (The Vet estimated he was @5years old) He was a stray whose time was up when he found his way into the RAGOM program. Sami’s not much of a talker so he hasn’t told me a thing. In fact I don’t think he has barked once in the week since he has been at my house.

When we arrived home I introduced Sami and my dog Baxter (ragom 07-312) in the back yard. After greeting each other with a bit of sniffing, Baxter did his finest play bow and the two have gotten along great since. When it came time to come inside, Sami came right in but immediately went down to the basement. In fact I had to go get him and bring him back upstairs so he knew it was OK to hang out with the rest of us. He continued to do this the first day when he came in from outside, but quickly learned that at my house he could hang out upstairs with the rest of the family. He is quiet and well behaved in the house. And does really well when I have to leave and no humans are at home. He is housebroken. So far the only ‘bad’ behavior I have seen inside the house is some counter surfing. But come to think of it he only did that the first few days and responds well to redirection.

On Tuesday Sami made a trip to the Vet. He had had what I believe to be a seizure on Monday night while I was making supper. It didn’t last long, and he was back to normal within the hour but I wanted to check things out. Sami did great at his exam. His basic physical came out with good results. The vet explained that Seizures are pretty common and that it is possible that the stress of his resent life coupled with poor nutrition could have factored in. Some dogs will have seizures as infrequently as once a year. If Sami has them more regularly that we will investigate further. The vet took some blood and some of Sami’s levels were off. Again, the Vet felt that poor nutrition could really be a factor. So we will bring him back in a few weeks of good living and healthy eating for a recheck.

Sami gets his stitches out from his neuter surgery on Tuesday. Hopefully after that we will be able to get him into a groomer. He is looking a little scruffy. He is not a PB. The original boarding facility in IA thought that he was a Golden Retriever/Samoyed cross. He is golden size at 49# and has the golden face and sweet temperament. However he does have a beautiful coat of fur on him that is much thicker and longer than a typical Golden. I will have to take a photo shoot after he gets into the groomer as I suspect he will be absolutely gorgeous after.

As long as every thing goes well Sami and I are planning on being at the RAGOM education booth at the Highland Park Petco next Saturday March 22.