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Amber
#12-420
At A Glance
- Age: 13 years, 7 months
- Breed: Mixed Breed
- Gender: Female
- Location: N/A
- Status: Adopted
Profile
Happy Spring, Amber! From Anonymous
| In addition to LOVE this dog has the following requirements: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date Available | Fence | Kid Friendly | Another Dog | Cat Friendly | |
| 12/17/16 | Required | 10+ | Optional | Yes | |
| This is the most recent information available; however, it may change as we learn more about the dog. | |||||
Amber 12- 240 is a 6 year old female who moved into our house and made herself at home - charming us immediately. She bonds with people quickly. In fact, she looked longingly out the door as the transporter couple drove away – it seemed they liked her and she liked them.
Her ancestry is a mystery, although she has some Husky like qualities as well as a typical Golden personality. Her story is a heart breaker – she was in a shelter in Kentucky with her sister and their time had “run out” when she was rescued and brought to RAGOM.
She is returning to RAGOM after living happily in a family for several years, but lately she was escaping when a door was left open and would bark at people. Her family had several growing children and making sure she was on leash, in the fenced yard or in the house was becoming a problem. She is sweet, affectionate, allows you to examine her, does not resource guard, made friends with our Resident (RD) hound dog, will do anything for a treat, sits, comes, shakes, shakes other hand and high fives! She bonded with both of us and, although she came with her dog bed, she prefers sleeping with an adult - which we don’t mind, but she would be easily directed otherwise.
One thing is clear – Amber does not like the mail carrier. She will begin barking when she sees the mail truck just turning the corner into our street. For this reason she needs a secure fence and to be on a leash at all times when out of the house or not in the fenced yard. But, given this really her only issue, she is a gem.
She is a petite 40+ pounds and checked out all OK at her first vet visit. She is UTD with her vaccines. No health issues and no medications except heartworm and tick and flea preventative. She fit into our house with our RD who is about the same size. So if you are not picky about breed, but want a sweet girl who will love you forever, Amber would be the one.
Dog Updates
- 5/5/2017Amber has been adopted to a loving family who adores her very much! She will be very happy with her new family, they instantly fell in love with her. She has a large fenced yard to play ball in and she has met the neighbor dog who she loves to wrestle with. She has a new sister cat, Stella, and sleeps w/ her new family in their bed every night. Amber will be watched very carefully and kept away from delivery people as she has such a protective drive in her. Everyone is so happy for the adoption...
- 4/18/2017Have I mentioned how affectionate Amber is? She will kiss you and lick your face until you are laughing out loud! She is also a great ball player. She can catch in the air, fetch like nobody's business, and talk to you endlessly to keep throwing the ball, then snuggle on the couch all night long.
- 3/28/2017Amber and I went to Lake Nokomis today because the weather was so beautiful. I found out Amber loves the water! She kept barking at me to throw a stick for her to retrieve but I couldn't let her off the leash
. We both had a great time - she loves being outside. She will sit out in our backyard chasing squirrels and rabbits. She barks to let us know she's ready to come back in, then barks again to let us know she wants to go out again &... - 3/20/2017I just wanted to put in an update on Amber about her past behavior issues as a few people have been interested in adopting her. First and foremost she is really a super sweetheart and is a total love bug!! However, the reason she was surrendered was because she was chasing the mail carrier and UPS carrier. She got sprayed w/ tear gas and the mail carrier wouldn't deliver anymore to their house. She ripped the UPS man's coat but did not break skin. She needs to be in a home where she can be watc...
- 3/16/2017Last Sunday when it was so snowy Amber and I went driving around in our SUV tackling the snow. She loved it! She was a great passenger and buddy. She sat up in the front seat smelling the fresh air and enjoying the view. We had a great day riding around running errands. She waited in the car for me patiently as I ran into a few stores like a good girl! This is a picture of Amber sitting waiting for me to get dressed for our nightly walk.
- 3/6/2017Amber has a new hot pink martingale collar and looks so beautiful in it. We went for a long walk today in the fresh warm air and she loves the smells and exercise. She is a dog who does better with daily walks to release some of her energy...not that she is super energetic but she lets us know she wants a walk by going to the front door and barking at us. She tells us she needs to go potty by barking at the back door and does the same when ready to come in. She is a talker so she would do...
- 2/21/2017We have had Amber for almost a month now. She made herself right at home and is perfectly mannered. She does let us know when it's time to eat by barking or lightly "woofing." She does like to talk. She will bark when out back at the neighbors and squirrels and passer-bys so be ware she is not a quiet dog. This may be her part husky or beagle mix in her. Amber also likes to be close to us. She will lounge on the furniture with us or to soak up the sun, and look at the squirrels outside. She also...
- 2/14/2017Happy Valentine's Day, Amber! You are a sweetheart. Hope you find that forever home soon. Love, Bob and Judy
- 2/9/2017Amber has been with us, her new foster home, for about 5 days now and we LOVE her. She is so incredibly sweet. She loves being close to us, sleeps with us on our bed, along with the cat. She and the cat get along great. Amber loves to go for her walks, and takes treats gently after giving a "shake" or a "high five!" She is a big ball of fur, weighing about 50 lbs. She does like to talk to us and bark at strangers outside. So far we have not seen any unusual behavior or aggressiveness towar...
- 1/31/2017Merry Christmas, Amber, in honor of our children, & grandson, Grady, Griffin, Rachel, Erin, Dan & Wesley. The Hughes Family
- 1/17/2017Here are a couple more pictures of sweet Amber. After her groom, she shines in the sun.
- 1/3/2017Amber has settled in to our household nicely. She likes to be with the people and is one of those dogs who follow you around no matter where you go – waiting outside the bathroom…..But we have both fallen in love with her because she is just so sweet. It is hard to explain, she is just there in this gentle loving way... angling for treats, of course, but not any trouble. She and the RD do like to bark at things that are just not right outside. But they will stop when ordered…...
- 2/5/2013So, I was hanging out with my peeps and my pups the other day when some visitors stopped by! They came right in and started talking to me like I was the one they were there to visit... They wanted to scratch me, and give me treats, and best of all they had a small human (about my size) with them who really seemed to like me! When they got ready to leave I figured, "Hey, I know a good deal when I see one!", and I hung out by their coats and shoes hoping they would get the hint that maybe I should...
- 1/27/2013Sweet Amber (Ambie, Amborghini) is doing fantastic! She is off restriction from her spay and thrilled to be in there wrestling with the big boys again. The more we get to know her, the more impressed we are with her personality and behaviors. The only issue she seems to have (and it is relatively minor) is barking... She "referees" when the boys are playing without her, and follows Clyde's dubious lead when it comes to letting the neighbor dogs know they are outside. Of course, our block is semi...
- 1/20/2013Hi everyone! It's me, Amber! You'd never know it from my accent, but I'm a southern girl... I came all the way to Iowa from the great state of Kentucky. I wasn't too sure about it to start, but now that I'm here it seems like it might work out just fine. The other day I went and hung out at a place called The Vet. I'm not quite sure what happened, but I got really tired all the sudden, and when I woke up from my nap I was missing some bits! Oh well. All the important parts still seem to be in wo...
- 12/30/2012Sometimes I like a project. Sometimes I like a product. Sometimes I like to buy from I*ea and put stuff together. Sometimes I like my cabinets pre-made and installed. Sometimes I like to make a meal from scratch (as long as my kids do the dishes), and sometimes I like to go out for a yummy steak dinner prepared just how I like it. Some RAGOM foster dogs are a project, they take incredible time and effort, but they turn out great and when I finish, and hand them off to their forever homes...