We had a little car ride this weekend with Littilin. We went to the vet, he wasn’t too sure about it when we finally got out of the car and to the door. He tried to get out of his collar, but once inside he found out there were a lot of other cats and dogs there. He was so happy to make a few new friends.

So we have Littilin up to date on all shots, heartworm test (negative). He weighs in at 83.7lbs (he looks smaller than that to me). He was in good health. Dr. looks at the scar he has by his eye, she thinks that he may have gotten into a fight or something, but nothing to worry about.  He has also been micro chipped.

He rode home and fell asleep in the back seat for a while (he was warm with the sun shining in the window). He was so cute!

Littilin has been getting along with Charlie (resident dog) very well. They play all the time (sometimes it gets a little rough) but they are just being boys!!

Littilin we have found out LOVES to find the squeaker in all toys. Once he destroys them and gets the squeaker out he is fine. It’s pretty funny to watch. We went through 5 new toys this weekend.

Littilin loves to play ball and loves to give kisses. He also thinks that he is a lap dog.  He gets long great with our kids (1 ½ & 3 ½ years old). He can get a little jumpy when they are running around playing, but nothing that obedience class won’t help. With this kids being small he likes to give LOTS of kisses.

He likes the cat in our house, sometimes a little more than she likes. He will chase her around, but won’t hurt her in anyway. The resident cat is a little temperamental at times.

Our little man, Littilin. He is getting more and more comfortable in our home. We have had him for about a month now. We have had a few chewing issues, but that is more our fault than his. He has chewed up 2 shoes (not even the set, just one from 2 different sets of shoes).  As long as Littilin has something to chew on (raw hides, toys or a ball in his mouth) he will not chew on things that are not his.

He does LOVE stuffed animals and with 2 young kids in the house we catch him with something that is not his from time to time. But when we tell him to drop it, he does right away.

He has good manners, LOVES kisses. With 2 kids (3 ½ & 1 ½) he is at the perfect height to give them kisses nonstop. He can be a little overwhelming when you can’t get him to stop with the kisses.  He thinks he is a lap dog and likes to get up close and personal when it’s time to cuddle. It’s pretty cute.

He plays well with Charlie (resident dog), they have pulled apart every toy that has been given to them, some in record time. 

Littilin has a few things that he will need to have in his furever home:

6-8 ft Fence (he has been known to climb chain link fences)

Toys – lots of them

Obedience training (he likes to jump up when he is excited)

Active family who will take him places and play A LOT.

I think Littilin would be good with kids (but they have to understand that he LOVES to be near the kids). He would NEVER hurt anyone; he just likes to be close. He gets along with your resident cat (Allie), he chases her when she comes upstairs. She will hiss at him, but that is only because she is old and doesn’t like all the kisses he gives her.

He is a great dog and is willing to please anyone.

Please contact placement if you are interested in meeting Littilin!

Littilin has been a pretty good dog. He has his puppy moments as we call them in our house. He gets SO excited when we get home for work. He likes to jump up on you to give kisses, so we are working on correcting that.  He has had a few accidents in the house after we leave for work. So we are trying to work on that also.

He gets along VERY well with our resident dog Charlie. He is very intersted in our cat, she is not as big of a fan of him. But they get along.
 
He gets along well with little kids, he can have his moments when we have to tell him to back off...he LOVES to give LOTS of kisses.
 
Please contact placement@ragom.org if you are interested in Littilin.

It's been a while since I did an update on Littilin, so I thought today would be a good one.
 
Littilin has been doing really well in the last couple of weeks. He attended the PetSmart Event last weekend, and did very well. He enjoyed all the love and attention that everyone gave him. He was exhausted on the way home, he curled up in the back seat and slept all the way home. It was pretty cute.
 
He has been hanging out at home during the day. He makes it for a minimum of 9 hours on his own (well with his resident buddy Charlie, and cat buddy Allie). He hasn't been destroying toys anymore, and seems to have calmed down a little. He still jumps and we are working on that. (It will get better with time).

Littilin does like to dig in the yard. So he has come in a few times with some muddy paws. He sits very nicely while we clean off his paws. It's pretty cute. A few times it has been a little more than just his paws. So into the bathtub he goes.....he loves the bathtub, it's funny to watch him in the tub......he looks like he is smiling the whole time.

He does well on walks/runs. We try to get him out at least 1 time a day. My husband usually goes on the mountain bike and lets the 2 dogs run out a little energy. They love it. Charlie is alot bigger than Littilin, and Littilin will just tuck in next to Charlie and run with him. So if you enjoy running, Littilin would be a great running partner.
 
Littilin also loves to please everyone. He is a golden all the way through his little body. He gives kisses all the time. Our kids love spending time with him.
 
If you are interested in Littilin please contact your adoption coordinator and we can chat about Littilin to see if he would be a fit.

Littilin has been in our home for almost 2 months, I am so surprised that he hasn't found his furever home yet.
He is the sweetest dog ever, he loves to please everyone he gives kisses ALOT.....I mean ALOT.
 
He has calmed down a little since he first got here. He does well with our kids who are 3 1/2 and 1 1/2. He can get a little excited and knock them over from time to time. But we are working on that.
 
He loves to play in the back yard with our resident dog Charlie. He also LOVES to play ball, he will find a ball somewhere in the house and bring it to you. He will put it right next to you and stand there and stare at you. Then come over pick it up and drop it next to you again. It's pretty funny.
 
We would love to find a great home for Littilin. Please contact your placement advisor if you are interested in meeting Littilin.

Littilin will be at the Woodbury PetSmart this weekend from 12-2!!!!!

Littilin here…I thought I would try my best at doing this update thing on my own. My FM and FD have been so busy with the kids and all the 4 legged animals they have in the house. I am doing well…..getting along with everyone pretty well. My FD takes me on a run every night, we go for a LONG time….I heard him say something about 2-3 miles, whatever that means, I just know that I LOVE to get out and run with my fur brother Charlie. Charlie runs out of energy by the end….but I don’t. When we get home from our run, then we usually play ball in the back yard. Man do I love that! I would play all day and night if I could.
 
A few weeks ago FM put up this thing called a pool. Whoever invented these, had me in mind. I love to lay in the pool, take my toys and put them in the water. Most of all I love to splash in the pool. Charlie the resident dog, he doesn’t really care for the water…but that is ok….that just means more for me!! YEAH!!
 
About a month ago we got a new addition to our family (the 4 legged ones). My FS (foster sister) got a new kitten. His name is Tabby, and he is playful! We play together a lot. He chases my tail and I like to chase him from room to room. FM and FD have to remind me sometimes to not be so rough with him. Even though he likes to play, I have to leave him alone sometimes.
 
So we spend our days roaming the house and playing, sleeping….and relaxing. Just so we have more time to play when everyone gets home.
 
I hope that this might spark someone’s interest…..please…..I want to find my forever home soon!! I promise to give you LOTS of kisses and plenty of cuddle time!!
 
I do need a few things to make my new home perfect:
Fence (not sure if it has to be a tall one, but I love to jump, so it might help)
Another dog in the house (I like to play and can get a little bored when left alone)
Active Family (I love going for walks/runs, and I am sure I would do great with other activities)
Toys (I love to play fetch and pull the most)
 
Please contact your placement advisor if you would like to meet me….I am sure I will steal your heart!

Sorry its been a while for Littilin’s update….he has been VERY busy! We have spent many weekends in the back yard playing with the kids and resident dog Charlie.
We did find out after putting up a pool in the yard, that Littilin LOVES the water. He will just lay in the pool and not get out.
He has been settling down a little, still loves to give kisses (sometimes a little more than we like). He thinks he is a lap dog.
 
I am surprised that Littilin has not found a family to love him forever.

If you are interested please contact placement and let them know.

OK so my FM decided that I should take over for a little while. So here is a little about what I have been up to.
First of all I am a very handsome man…and I love attention, a lot of attention. I also love to play with my FB Charlie he LOVES to wrestle and play pull (he does get lazy sometimes and just lays on the floor and plays pull). We hang out all day together while FM, FB and my FS and FB (2 legged friends) head out for the day. I am not a huge fan of it, but I keep busy with Charlie and my little cat friends Allie and Tabby. Allie is not a huge fan of me…but that is ok, she is old and likes her own space. Tabby and I get along really well, he chases my tail whenever I get really excited….its kind of funny.


This last weekend my foster family took me and Charlie to get a bath. Charlie is not a huge fan of the bath thing. I LOVED it, did I say that loud enough. I sat there like a good gentleman and FM washed me from head to toe….I looked so handsome (well I always do), but now I even smell good. We rode in the car really well. Charlie likes to look out the window. I would rather figure out how to get from the back of the truck to the front seat. I was told many times to stay…so I just hung half over the seat and watched the kids play. Every few minutes I would give them a kiss…and they would tell me no, but giggle at the same time. I think they like it, but I just do it a lot….I think that bothers them sometimes.
I just love them so much, they always treat me so good.

My FD and Foster Uncle take me for a run almost every night. I LOVE that too….(honestly there isn’t much I don’t love). We go for about 2-3 miles a night. Charlie and I are really good at that…..Charlie poops out towards the end, but he is 7 years old and I am only 2 so I guess his age is kicking in. So I need a family that is active and will keep me in shape….I like to play ball in the backyard too.

So that is about all that has been going on at our house…..busy with kids going to sports and with the weather getting cooler I know that something else is coming. I keep hearing my FM say something about snow….I can’t wait!!!
I will now pass this off to my FM….mom your on….
 
Hi, this is Littilin’s FM. Littilin is a great guy…..he is very sweet. He loves to give LOTS of kisses. We are working (still) on the jumping when you come home. I do know that his future family will have some obedience training for him. I think he will do great with that.  We are looking for a family that has another dog to keep him active and playful. I think he would get bored if he doesn’t have a playmate.
He loves to run and play, he also has started barking. I think that rubbed off from resident dog Charlie.
 
Littilin will be great for an active family. He is great with kids (we have a 2 & 4 year old). He is great with cats (does like to chase them from time to time). He will need a fence, he likes to explore and I think once his nose goes to the ground there is no stopping him.
 
Please contact placement if you are interested in Littilin!!
 
Have a safe Labor Day weekend….we are off to relax!!

Sorry for the delay in Littilin’s update. He has been keeping busy at home with resident Charlie and his fur friends Allie and Tabby. Littilin got to attend the RAGOM picnic in September and we found out he has a love for the water. It took some convincing to get him out of the water for the rest of the day. So if you are looking for a dog that loves to retrieve….Littilin is your guy.
 
This morning we woke up to snow in our back yard, and Littilin acted as if he had never seen it before. But once he stopped jumping up and trying to catch snowflakes, he found out you can roll around in it. Charlie and Littilin were having a blast in it. It was funny to see them come in the house all covered in snow. It will be interesting to see him when we get a lot of snow.
 
Littilin is hoping to attend the Rochester event, but has to check with his FM and FD to make sure they are available. We will let you know soon if he will be able to make it.
 
If you are interested in meeting Littilin please contact your placement advisor!

Sorry it’s been a while since we have updated on Littilin. He is doing well. We are still working on the jumping and licking. He gets so excited when you come home at night. He just wants to jump and lick. We joke that we are going to have to do the test of “how many licks does it take to get to the inside of a Tootsie Roll Pop?” We think with Littilin it would only take 3.
 
Littilin is a sweet guy, he loves to lay with me at the end of the night and cuddle. Some nights when FD is out of town, I will have 2 dogs and 2 cats on the bed with me. Which on a queen size bed, there is not much room left over, but it keeps me warm at night.
 
Littilin we have learned NEEDS to have toys around to play with or chew on. He will get into things that he is not supposed to if he doesn’t have something “to do”.
 
Here are a few things that we would like to see in Littilin’s furever home:

Another dog in the home that is active and likes to be around other dogs
Someone that will work with Littilin (obedience class or agility training)
Long walks/run every day/night
Fenced in yard for him to play
 
Please contact your placement advisor if you are interested in meeting Littilin!

Johnson family             

    The LeTourneau Fur-Kids - in memory of our Fur-Angels

Over the weekend Littilin got to help decorate the Christmas Tree. He was so excited. His tail was going so fast, he even ended up with an ornament stuck in his tail. It was really funny! The kids thought it was so funny watching him chase his tail around trying to figure out what was stuck in there.
We even got Littilin to sit in front of the tree for his official Christmas card photo opt. He did so well.
 
He has calmed down a little, he has started to really like to cuddle at night. He keeps me warm when FD is out traveling. I love it, I end up with a dog and 2 cats in the bed with me….all keeping safe distance from each other.
 
Littilin would like to send out a HUGE THANK YOU to the Johnson Family and the LeTourneau Fur-Kids, in memory of our Fur-Angels. You are making our Christmas even better. Sending many kisses your way.
 
Thank you for everyone who donates and volunteers with RAGOM.

Our little man Littilin…..he has calmed down a lot over the last few months. He still gets REALLY excited when you come home and in the morning he LOVES to get attention with pets and kisses. He will even whine (with his toys in his mouth), till you pet him.
He still has his puppy tendencies but we are working through that.

We did find out that he may have a little separation anxiety. We have a family member living with us and he is home all day long. And when we all leave at night or on the weekends, Littilin likes to take the one cushion off our couch and beings to tear at the stuffing. I am not sure if it’s because he is home alone (with our resident dog) or that he doesn’t like it when we all leave. We are working on that issue a little.
 
Littilin and Charlie Bear get a long pretty good. We have had a few fights between them. One got a little ugly one evening on the deck. Charlie had his ear bit and Littilin had a little spot on his side. They are boys so they have a tendency to play pretty rough sometimes.
 
Littlin is a great dog, and with a lot of love and attention I think he would be a great addition to any size family. He enjoys going for a car ride or for a long walk or run. With the snow, we take him for walks late at night at the park and he loves it when we take off his leash and let him run. He loves jumping in the snow and hiding from Charlie, and then trying to catch Charlie. It’s pretty funny.
 
Please contact placement if you are interested in Littilin. I am surprised we have had him this long.
I know we will miss him a lot once he moves onto his furever family. 
 

We (Littilin's foster family) are officially adopting Littiin in the next week. He has become a part of our family and we couldn’t help ourselves any longer.
We told the kids last night that we were thinking of making Littilin a part of our family. They were both so excited, my daughter even stated that “it’s an early Easter present from god”. It was so cute.