Lady

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Introducing Lady. Lady is a honorary Golden that was surrendered to RAGOM because her family was moving and couldn't bring her with them. She is said to be a Chocolate Lab and Chesapeake mix, but only a DNA test could confirm that.

Lady is 11 years old (DOB 10/16/2002). She was spayed as a pup. She is in pretty good health. She is heartworm and Lyme Disease negative. She did have some hookworms and has received the first of 3 treatments for them. Lady does have some arthritis and is out of shape. She weighed in at 78 lbs and could stand to loose 8-10 lbs or possibly more. Lady's senior blood work came back good other than an elevated white blood cell count. Lady's teeth are worn or broken and she has inflamed gums. She is scheduled to get her teeth cleaned and X--rays with possible extractions. Her teeth and gums are likely causing the elevated white blood cell count.

Lady had rarely had any supervised exercise her whole life and doesn't have much strength at this point. On our first walks, she could hardly go 100 feet without sitting down to rest. We are now up to close to a mile with only several rest stops. Lots of improvement in a short time. I expect to double that distance in the next couple weeks.

Lady met my resident girl, Belle (11 years old), and my other foster girl, Skylee 14-136 (17 months), with no problems. Lady also met my 3 house cats with no problems. One of the cats will cuddle with her sometimes. It took Lady several days to really start wanting to be part of the pack here and get used to the regular routine. Lady does come and seek attention. She loves being petted and will dance back and forth on her front legs while getting petted.

There is lots more to learn about this sweet senior girl. Do you think Lady could be the dog for you? Contact your placement adviser to find out.