Suzy 09-248 [1]

Sponsored by: Mary and Carl S.       

 
Welcome Suzy 09-248 into the RAGOM family. Suzy is 8 weeks old as of last Friday and fostered in North Liberty Iowa. Suzy is the sibling to Hank and Sam.  She received her vaccinations and worming at the same time as the boys. As with her brothers, Suzy will essentially be blind and require a family who will work hard to keep her safe.   Like all puppies she will require puppy and obedience classes.
 
Suzy has been to the vet and had her wellness check-up along with her microchip and poop exam. All is well.  According to the Dr. who saw Suzy she will not be spayed until she is 6 months old per their preference.
 
Suzy is a player and very rough. She loves to bite and of course chew, even if it is your ankles or the furniture.  I think she must of given her brothers a run for their money as she can be relentless at times.  We are working very hard on appropriate behavior which includes potty training, chewing on only appropriate items, walking on leash (my RAGOM mentors let me know a harness is best so off to PETCO we went), and crate training.  What is going well:  crate training, now goes up and down stairs very well, eats solid puppy food (fish and potato Natural Balance), knows the door we go out to potty, comes to her name almost consistently (if you have ever had a puppy they sometimes cannot be distracted from what they are doing), and learning to ride well in the car.
 
Suzy enjoys being outside and attacking my flower garden as well as pulling up the grass by the roots.  I found she does not mind the rain (for all of you in IA that seems to be pretty much every week) or even laying in the wet grass.  She does not like the garden hose when I clean the patio.  She has gnawed on raw carrots and seems to enjoy the challenge and I will add other raw vegs slowly in the future. She sleeps all night which for our house is about 11pm to 7am.  Suzy went with me to a family outing on Friday evening and tolerated the attention well. My nephews had fireworks and for the most part she did not mind them except for the really loud ones. I helped control the noise by cupping her ears with my hands which helped and she barely noticed the big booms. Needless to say she did not sleep well that night and we got up at 2:30 to potty and reassure and back to bed we all went. 
 
We met my sister Sammy, my friend Katie, and a neighbor's dog which was loose without a collar. Plus, a big dog that did not appreciate when he turned around and there you are in their face without warning. Suzy took all of this in stride.
 
If you are interested in meeting Suzy and are an approved applicant let your placement advisor know. If you are not an approved RAGOM applicant our web page allows you to fill out an application and you are well on your way to finding your perfect companion.