Tip 13-095 [1]

With love to a grand southern lady - Anonymous

Cutest pup ever, I hope you find a forever home soon, sweetie. - Ed

Meet Tip. This 14-year-old Golden Retriever/ Australian Shepherd mix hails from Georgia. She came to RAGOM’s attention through the many people on Facebook who network for dogs in need, particularly those who are in danger of being euthanized in shelters.

Tip lived with her elderly owner and another dog, Pearl, a purebred Golden Retriever, until last month when her owner moved into an assisted living facility, and Tip and her companion were turned in to the shelter.  A local Golden Retriever rescue in Georgia took Pearl but left Tip because she was not purebred Golden. 

Tip's plight touched many hearts on Facebook. A wonderful organization called Mobile Mutts arranged transport for Tip and many other dogs to come to rescues in Minnesota.  Tip was picked up by her RAGOM foster family and began the next stage of her journey to the Golden Life.

Tip’s first week in Minnesota introduced her to snow - in May!  

She got along fine with the resident dogs and ignored the cat, but struggled with stairs in her foster home. So her first foster family brought her to a stair-free home in the Twin Cities.  

Tip adapted well to another change in her life. She enjoys walks and being outside, gets along with small RD (resident dog), loves ‘ear scritches’ and meets new people and dogs with tail wagging. Tip sleeps on one of many dog beds, usually in the bedroom. We’ve left her with free roam for several hours without problem. She’s on a low dose of Rimadyl for arthritis. Tip “talks” to us. No barking, but she did moan loudly when RD was walked separately and she was left behind.  She often signals a need to go out by pacing and making soft noises. Aside from two small pee accidents (one our fault for not responding to her signal), she is housebroken.  She shows up promptly in the kitchen when the fridge door is opened and looks at me with a squinty-eyed face. I think she was rewarded for that in the past. :)   She is a petite GR mix, weighs 36 lbs and 18 inches tall at her shoulder.

We think Tip could be an only dog as she loves human attention and often follows her human around. She’s used to another dog and would do well with a companion.  No stairs or limited stairs will be best in her home. She enjoys time outside in the warmth; with supervision or a tie out she doesn’t require a fence.

  Tip has won a lot of hearts including ours. Contact your placement advisor if she’s tugging at your heart.