Recent Updates
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Hercules is fitting into the family life well - greeting everyone with a toy - in true retriever fashion.
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Monday, September 12, 2016
Diva goes to Goldzilla 2016!
Thank you RAGOM for being SO authentically invested in these dogs !!!! :)
Even after all this time – The Foster Families advise to have plenty of tennis balls on hand - still...
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WHOO HOO! Thank you SPONSORS! You help make our rescue keep going! BIG thanks from Molly & her foster family to Beau 14-117 and the Myers family!! Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
Molly had yet...
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Bash had a great time at Goldzilla. He was so tired, he slept the entire way back to Cedar Rapids. Bash felt like a celebrity – so many wonderful people stopped to say hello and ask how he was doing.
The...
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Orion had a great time at Goldzilla today! It was the first time bringing him to a big event and he behaved beautifully! He attended the Turkey dog reunion with his brother-from-another- mother Dodger, his homie...
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Friday, September 9, 2016
Cali crossed the rainbow bridge on Tuesday, September 6. Her body was shutting down from the kidney disease. When she was first diagnosed, the vet said the average life expectancy once diagnosed is 6...
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Thursday, September 8, 2016
Orion's favorite game: pull the toilet paper out of the bathroom into the living room, seeing how long of a stretch he can get before it tears.
And carrying shoes around in his mouth. Or his leash.
Putting the...
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Isabelle has been in her new foster home for a few short days and is doing amazingly with the turkeys, chickens, resident dog, and kids. Isabelle has excellent recall. She knows "sit," but needs reminding at...
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Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Hey, Brody 16-001 here! I had to wait a bit to send my latest update because in the mean time I went on an adventure. While my regular fosters were busy I went up to northern MN for a few days of R&R. ...
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The title of this update is “Good for Penny”.
Penny had a follow-up with the vet today after her spay and extraction. Everything healed as it should have…Good for Penny.
Penny weighed in at 79# - that’s 11...
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Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Please welcome sweet, handsome Curly back to RAGOM. Curly was originally picked up as a stray in Iowa and put in a shelter there on 6/18/16. There they named him Curly and had him neutered and gave him his...
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Little peanut Pippi was adopted by a WONDERFUL family and her new name is Lilly!! Please join me in wishing them the very best!
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Photos of Spice (now named Scotty) including him doing his therapy dog work, for which he is a natural. He needs daily ear drops to keep away infections, but that is working OK. Otherwise he is a happy Golden...
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Jade continues to live a happy life in her forever home leaving behind her puppy mill days. Thunderstorms are her major issue. She enjoys her time with her to adoptive brothers. She celebrated her 12th...
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Pictures of skipper with his adoptive brother and sister, Scotty and Jade. Also doing his therapy work and just looking cute. Included is one shot of him enjoying a ride on the Lake Harriet trolley car. He...
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Duke is gaining about 2 pounds a week and now weighs in at 25 pounds!
Duke met his forever family and went home with them on September 5th. Happy Labor Day!
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Monday, September 5, 2016
Sweetheart Niko was adopted by a WONDERFUL family!! When he met his new mom he immediately went over and grabbed a toy and brought it for her to throw. It is truly a miracle when a foster lets us know they’ve...
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Monroe is a complete joy in our lives! He and his kids play, swim, run, field tennis balls and go boating regularly. His groomer says his energy level is amazing considering his "handsome, mature face". ...
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We have been having so much fun welcoming Corky (fka Dixie Rose) to our family. She is an incredibly happy pup and makes us smile every day. She has met toddlers, seniors, big and little dogs, and cats, and is...
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Hello everyone! Mr. G has been home with us since July 16th and is doing great! He recently went through his dental surgery and had 18 teeth pulled! That has not slowed him down one bit! He eats like a horse...
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Little peanut Max was adopted by a WONDERFUL family and his new name is Gordon Lightfoot or Gordy for short!! Please join me in wishing them the very best!
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Lucky Rae has been adopted by the L family! She has a new dog buddy named Jersey to show her the ropes, and 2 teenage girls to snuggle and play with her. (I'm guessing they will have to fight with mom and dad...
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Happy to report Buddy had his dental surgery on the 1st of September, and we are all very glad that is behind us and that he is doing fine. Surgery lasted from 7:30 a.m. until noon. Lots of rotten teeth! He...
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Little peanut Heidi was adopted by a WONDERFUL family, and her new name is Sophie!! Please join me in wishing them the very best!
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Sunday, September 4, 2016
Now that Marley's been here a couple of weeks, we know him a lot better. He is a very sweet dog. He will let you do anything to him. He is also super smart. He's definitely got the Poodle brains and personality...
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