Spot 08-474 [1]

Spot has arrived into foster care and he is fabulous! Spot is a 4 year old, neutered, PB golden. He is a big boy, probably 90 lbs, big head, and solid body with a laid back golden personality. He and his brother Sammy 08-473 were surrendered because the family could not care for the brothers like they would like. He came from a home with 7 kids, so my bet is that there are 7 really sad kids somewhere – my promise to his family is that I will find Spot the very best forever home there is!

After Sammy and Spot sat on our RAGOM foster plea (where RAGOM fosters go to chose their foster dogs) for nearly 2 months, I wasn’t sure what to expect. They were outside dogs and I expected to have to worry about marking and all the other things that you expect when you take in an outside dog. Those thoughts couldn’t be farther from the truth! I would never have guessed that he didn’t live every day of his life in a house. He has perfect inside manners, hasn’t tried to mark anything, appreciates any attention you give him, yet isn’t terribly needy. He did cry quite a bit when separated from his brother, but once our resident Tillie walked in the door, he was much happier. He walks well on a leash, but even better on a gentle leader – and he loves to go on walks. I crated him yesterday when I ran some errands and although the crate isn’t his favorite place to be, he goes in and quietly waits to be let out. Today we are having our furnace cleaned and he, Tillie, and I will be spending some time in the car, I’ll let you know how he does running errands – rumor has it that he likes to drive :) He will be seeing the vet and brought up to date on all his vaccinations in the next few days. I’m not ready to say exactly what he needs in his forever home, but stay tuned, it shouldn’t take long to figure out.